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Gale Warning 808, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 5, 2014, 3:42 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. 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, 3:42 PM AKST (00:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2014, 3:22 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
309 FZAK51 PAFC 060042 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 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. PKZ197-061315- 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN THE GULF THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SAT EVENING WILL MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY SUN MORNING AND DEEPEN TO 967 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 80 NM NORTH OF PORT MOLLER SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-061315- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ120-061315- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-061315- RESURRECTION BAY- 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-061315- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-061315- PORT VALDEZ- 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-061315- VALDEZ NARROWS- 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-061315- VALDEZ ARM- 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-061315- PASSAGE CANAL- 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061315- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-061315- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-061315- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-061315- CHINIAK BAY- 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-061315- MARMOT BAY- 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-061315- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-061315- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-061315- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-061315- KACHEMAK BAY- 342 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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267 FZAK51 PAFC 061229 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 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. PKZ197-070115- 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL PUSH INLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A 970 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SUN AFTERNOON AND DEEPEN TO 960 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN CONTINUE WESTWARD WHILE WEAKENING. A 960 MB NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW WILL APPROACH 185 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-070115- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-070115- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-070115- RESURRECTION BAY- 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-070115- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-070115- PORT VALDEZ- 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-070115- VALDEZ NARROWS- 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-070115- VALDEZ ARM- 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070115- PASSAGE CANAL- 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070115- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-070115- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-070115- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-070115- CHINIAK BAY- 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-070115- MARMOT BAY- 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-070115- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-070115- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-070115- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-070115- KACHEMAK BAY- 329 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
518 FZAK51 PAFC 070020 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 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. PKZ197-071315- 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO CHIGNIK SUN AFTERNOON THEN INTO THE BERING SEA SUN NIGHT. A 963 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK LATE SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-071315- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT...THEN BECOMING E 50 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ120-071315- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-071315- RESURRECTION BAY- 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-071315- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF NAKED ISLAND. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-071315- PORT VALDEZ- 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-071315- VALDEZ NARROWS- 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-071315- VALDEZ ARM- 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071315- PASSAGE CANAL- 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071315- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-071315- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-071315- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-071315- CHINIAK BAY- 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-071315- MARMOT BAY- 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-071315- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-071315- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-071315- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-071315- KACHEMAK BAY- 320 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
654 FZAK51 PAFC 071231 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 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. PKZ197-080115- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO CHIGNIK THIS AFTERNOON THEN INTO THE BERING SEA TONIGHT. A 963 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 20 NM WEST OF PORT HEIDEN LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-080115- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ120-080115- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-080115- RESURRECTION BAY- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080115- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-080115- PORT VALDEZ- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-080115- VALDEZ NARROWS- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-080115- VALDEZ ARM- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080115- PASSAGE CANAL- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080115- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-080115- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-080115- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-080115- CHINIAK BAY- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-080115- MARMOT BAY- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-080115- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-080115- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080115- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080115- KACHEMAK BAY- 331 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
670 FZAK51 PAFC 080002 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 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. PKZ197-081315- 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 962 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA AT 962 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 960 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF CHIGNIK AT 967 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-081315- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-081315- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-081315- RESURRECTION BAY- 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081315- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-081315- PORT VALDEZ- 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-081315- VALDEZ NARROWS- 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-081315- VALDEZ ARM- 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081315- PASSAGE CANAL- 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081315- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-081315- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-081315- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-081315- CHINIAK BAY- 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-081315- MARMOT BAY- 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-081315- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-081315- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081315- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081315- KACHEMAK BAY- 302 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
826 FZAK51 PAFC 080350 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 UPDATED ZONES 120 127 128 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-081630- 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 962 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA AT 962 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 960 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF CHIGNIK AT 967 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-081630- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-081630- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-081630- RESURRECTION BAY- 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081630- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-081630- PORT VALDEZ- 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-081630- VALDEZ NARROWS- 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-081630- VALDEZ ARM- 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081630- PASSAGE CANAL- 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081630- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-081630- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-081630- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-081630- CHINIAK BAY- 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-081630- MARMOT BAY- 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-081630- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-081630- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081630- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081630- KACHEMAK BAY- 650 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
401 FZAK51 PAFC 080537 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-081815- 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 962 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA AT 962 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 960 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF CHIGNIK AT 967 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-081815- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-081815- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-081815- RESURRECTION BAY- 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081815- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-081815- PORT VALDEZ- 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-081815- VALDEZ NARROWS- 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-081815- VALDEZ ARM- 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081815- PASSAGE CANAL- 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081815- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-081815- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-081815- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-081815- CHINIAK BAY- 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-081815- MARMOT BAY- 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-081815- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-081815- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081815- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081815- KACHEMAK BAY- 837 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
819 FZAK51 PAFC 081237 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 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. PKZ197-090145- 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 964 MB LOW 40 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA AND DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON. A 961 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK AT 959 MB THIS EVENING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO COLD BAY AT 965 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND BECOMES STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 972 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-090145- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-090145- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-090145- RESURRECTION BAY- 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090145- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT SOUTH OF NAKED ISLAND. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-090145- PORT VALDEZ- 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-090145- VALDEZ NARROWS- 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-090145- VALDEZ ARM- 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090145- PASSAGE CANAL- 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090145- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-090145- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-090145- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-090145- CHINIAK BAY- 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-090145- MARMOT BAY- 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-090145- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-090145- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090145- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090145- KACHEMAK BAY- 337 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
568 FZAK51 PAFC 090008 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 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. PKZ197-091300- 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 960 MB LOW 35 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 70 NM NORTHWEST OF CHIGNIK AT 970 MB TUE EVENING AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-091300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ120-091300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-091300- RESURRECTION BAY- 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-091300- PORT VALDEZ- 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-091300- VALDEZ NARROWS- 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-091300- VALDEZ ARM- 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091300- PASSAGE CANAL- 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-091300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-091300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-091300- CHINIAK BAY- 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-091300- MARMOT BAY- 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-091300- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-091300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-091300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-091300- KACHEMAK BAY- 308 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
761 FZAK51 PAFC 091222 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 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. PKZ197-100130- 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 960 MB COMPLEX LOW 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 70 NM NORTHWEST OF CHIGNIK AT 970 MB LATE TONIGHT AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW CENTER WILL DRIFT EAST AND WEAKEN LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-100130- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ120-100130- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-100130- RESURRECTION BAY- 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-100130- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-100130- PORT VALDEZ- 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-100130- VALDEZ NARROWS- 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-100130- VALDEZ ARM- 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-100130- PASSAGE CANAL- 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100130- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-100130- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-100130- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-100130- CHINIAK BAY- 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-100130- MARMOT BAY- 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-100130- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-100130- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-100130- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-100130- KACHEMAK BAY- 322 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 5, 5:27 AM AKST, 10 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 5, 5:27 AM AKST, 10 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
527 AM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
STOUT UPPER LEVEL RIDGING CONTINUES TO PERSIST FROM THE EASTERN
GULF NORTHWEST THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL AND INTO THE INTERIOR OF
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WITH UPPER LEVEL LOWS ROTATING ABOUT EACH OTHER
FROM THE BRISTOL BAY REGION SOUTH AND WEST OUT THROUGH THE BERING
AND WELL SOUTH INTO THE PACIFIC. MEANWHILE...A RAPIDLY
STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM A FEW HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA IS MOVING RAPIDLY NORTHEAST TOWARD THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS COASTAL WATERS.
THE MAIN STORM TRACK CONTINUES TO PERSIST BETWEEN THE TROUGHINESS
TO THE SOUTH AND WEST AND THE STOUT RIDGE TO THE NORTH AND EAST.
SEVERAL FRONTS CAN BE SEEN ON SATELLITE IMAGERY MOVING FROM THE
MID-LATITUDES OF THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE
WESTERN GULF...KODIAK ISLAND...SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AND THEN
DISSIPATING OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL BERING.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
OUT WEST...MODELS ARE IN GREAT AGREEMENT WITH THE RAPIDLY
STRENGTHENING LOW SOUTH OF KAMCHATKA. THIS LOW WILL REACH PEAK
STRENGTH LATER THIS MORNING WELL SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS...AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT APPROACHES AND MOVES JUST
SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE CURRENT
THINKING IS THAT STORM-FORCE WINDS WILL REACH THE SOUTHERN
COASTAL WATERS OF THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS...BUT WITH THE LOW
WEAKENING THESE WILL DIMINISH TO GALES AS THE LOW MOVES EAST.
BACK EAST...MODELS ARE HAVING A MORE DIFFICULT TIME WITH TIMING
AND PLACEMENT OF THE FAST-MOVING WEATHER FRONTS IN THE FAST
SOUTHEAST-TO-NORTHWEST STORM TRACK. WITH THE STRONGER
(POTENTIALLY MORE IMPACTFUL) OF THESE FRONTS THE 00 UTC
EUROPEAN...NOW FOLLOWED BY THE 06 UTC GFS...SUGGEST BETTER
AGREEMENT IN DEVELOPING A CLOSED OFF LOW ALONG A FRONT THAT MOVES
ACROSS THE GULF SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY AS IT MOVES FROM THE
SOUTHWEST GULF ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO
THE BRISTOL BAY AND SOUTHEASTERN BERING REGIONS.
THE MAIN IMPACTS OF THE LOW AS DEPICTED BY THE 00 UTC EUROPEAN AND
THE 06 UTC GFS WOULD BE A LARGE BUT CONCENTRATED AREA OF STORM-
FORCE WINDS NEAR THE LOW...AS WELL AS A POTENTIAL STORM-FORCE
BARRIER JET ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND BARREN ISLANDS REGION.
SINCE MODEL RUNS ARE JUST SEEMINGLY CATCHING ON THIS
SOLUTION...WILL GIVE IT ANOTHER SHIFT TO DECIDE TO LEAN IN THAT
DIRECTION. FOR THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE WE WILL KEEP WITH A WEAKER
FRONT BUT WILL KEEP A CLOSE EYE OUT FOR BETTER MODEL AGREEMENT
TODAY WITH THE STRONGER LOW SOLUTION.
WITH THE 06 UTC GFS JUMPING TOWARD THE 00 UTC
EUROPEAN (WHICH WAS WIDELY CONSIDERED AN OUTLIER INITIALLY AT THE
BEGINNING OF THIS SHIFT) CONFIDENCE IS POOR TO MODERATE AT THIS
POINT IN TIME...EXCEPT OUT TOWARD THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS WHERE MODEL CONFIDENCE IS GREATER. THE FORECAST HEAVILY
THE INHERITED AND 00 UTC GFS FORECAST.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE MAIN IMPACTS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE
PERSISTENT RAINFALL OVER THE WESTERN GULF INCLUDING THE KODIAK
ISLAND AND KACHEMAK BAY AREAS...BUT ATTENTION FOR THE WEEKEND WILL
BE CENTERED UPON THE IMPACTS WITH THE POTENTIALLY STRONG LOW
MOVING NORTHWEST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN
BERING SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. DEPENDING ON HOW FAR NORTH THE LOW
MAKES IT AS WELL AS ITS STRENGTH WILL DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF
PRECIPITATION AND WARMING TEMPERATURES FOR COASTAL AS WELL AS
INTERIOR LOCATIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT. WITH THE NEWER MODEL SOLUTIONS OF THE GFS AND EUROPEAN
STRENGTHENING DOWN-INLET AND GAP WINDS COULD IMPACT THE COOK INLET
REGION SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (OR MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT) AND THE
POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF STORM WARNING MARINE PRODUCTS MAY BE
POSSIBLE IF MODELS BEGIN CONVERGING ON THE STRONGER LOW SOLUTION
THROUGH TODAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM WILL HAVE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TODAY AND
THEN BE DRY AND COLDER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS
ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT.
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN
RANGE INTO THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE TODAY...AND THEN MIX WITH SNOW
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA. AS
THIS MOISTURE MOVES ACROSS THE COLDER KUSKOKWIM DELTA...SNOW
SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER THERE REMAINS A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN TODAY AS SOME RAIN MAY FALL INTO
THE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
MAINLY RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT. STORM FORCE WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL TAKE
SHAPE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH MULTIPLE DISTURBANCES IMPACTING PARTS
OF THE THE GULF COAST AND ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH MID WEEK. THESE
DISTURBANCES WILL BRING SURGES OF PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY WINDS TO
THE SOUTHCENTRAL COASTLINE AND ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE STRENGTH
AND TIMING/TRACK OF THESE DISTURBANCES...AS THE MODELS CONTINUE TO
STRUGGLE WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THESE FEATURES AND THE COMPLEX
SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. AS OF THE MOST RECENT MODEL
RUNS...THEY SEEM TO BE CONVERGING ON A SOLUTION REGARDING THE
INITIAL WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF AND INTO THE
ALASKA PENINSULA DURING THE DAY SUNDAY...AND THE NEXT WAVE MOVING
INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF MONDAY. HOWEVER AS TIME PROGRESSES DEEPER
INTO THE LONG TERM FORECAST...THE MODELS DIVERGE AND CREATE MUCH
MORE UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST FROM TUESDAY ON. MODELS DO
HOWEVER AGREE ON AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE PARKED OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF COASTLINE SUNDAY...AND EXTENDING WESTWARD THROUGH THE MAT-SU
VALLEY AND INTO THE YUKON DELTA. WITH THE RIDGE IN PLACE...THE
GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND WILL TIGHTEN UP. THIS WILL LEAD TO GUSTY GAP WINDS
THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND ALASKA RANGE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE STRENGTH
AND TIMING OF THESE WINDS ARE ALSO DEPENDENT ON WHICH MODEL
SOLUTION VERIFIES...LEAVING SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST UNTIL
MODEL AGREEMENT IMPROVES.
FURTHER WEST...AN UPPER LEVEL OMEGA BLOCK LOCATED OVER SIBERIA
WILL ACT TO ENHANCE THE NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL BERING/ALEUTIANS BY MONDAY. THIS PATTERN WILL FILTER IN
COLDER AIR OVER THE WARMER BERING SEA WATERS...BRINGING GUSTY
WINDS AND INSTABILITY SHOWERS OVER THE REGION THROUGH MID WEEK.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 119 120 130 138 175 176 177 185
STORMS 178.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CC
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CC
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DS
LONG TERM...TPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 3:25 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 3:41 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 5, 3:41 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 5, 3:41 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 5, 3:42 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 6, 3:25 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 6, 3:29 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Dec 6, 3:29 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 6, 3:38 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 6, 3:44 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 6, 3:44 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 6, 3:44 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.