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Gale Warning 835, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 16, 2014, 3:20 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 16, 2014, 3:20 PM AKST (00:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2014, 3:15 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
905 FZAK51 PAFC 170021 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 320 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 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. PKZ197-171230- 320 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW OVER EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A 970 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WED AFTERNOON...WITH THE FRONT MOVING SLOWLY NORTH TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-171230- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 320 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-171230- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-171230- RESURRECTION BAY 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171230- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-171230- PORT VALDEZ 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-171230- VALDEZ NARROWS 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-171230- VALDEZ ARM 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171230- PASSAGE CANAL 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171230- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-171230- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 320 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-171230- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-171230- CHINIAK BAY 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-171230- MARMOT BAY 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-171230- SHELIKOF STRAIT 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-171230- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 320 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-171230- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-171230- KACHEMAK BAY 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
705 FZAK51 PAFC 170135 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 UPDATED ZONES 125 127 AND 128 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. PKZ197-171415- 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE NIGHT FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. $$ PKZ119-171415- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ120-171415- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-171415- RESURRECTION BAY- 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-171415- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-171415- PORT VALDEZ- 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-171415- VALDEZ NARROWS- 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-171415- VALDEZ ARM- 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171415- PASSAGE CANAL- 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171415- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-171415- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ132-171415- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ136-171415- CHINIAK BAY- 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-171415- MARMOT BAY- 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-171415- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-171415- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-171415- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-171415- KACHEMAK BAY- 435 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
033 FZAK51 PAFC 170138 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 438 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 UPDATED ZONES 125 127 AND 128 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. PKZ197-171230- 320 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW OVER EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A 970 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WED AFTERNOON...WITH THE FRONT MOVING SLOWLY NORTH TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-171230- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 320 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-171230- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-171230- RESURRECTION BAY 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171230- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-171230- PORT VALDEZ 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-171230- VALDEZ NARROWS 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-171230- VALDEZ ARM 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171230- PASSAGE CANAL 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171230- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-171230- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 320 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-171230- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-171230- CHINIAK BAY 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-171230- MARMOT BAY 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-171230- SHELIKOF STRAIT 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-171230- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 320 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-171230- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-171230- KACHEMAK BAY 320 PM AST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
787 FZAK51 PAFC 170746 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 UPDATED ZONES 119 AND 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. PKZ197-172030- 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW OVER EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A 970 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WED AFTERNOON...WITH THE FRONT MOVING SLOWLY NORTH TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-172030- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-172030- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-172030- RESURRECTION BAY- 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-172030- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-172030- PORT VALDEZ- 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-172030- VALDEZ NARROWS- 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-172030- VALDEZ ARM- 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-172030- PASSAGE CANAL- 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-172030- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-172030- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-172030- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-172030- CHINIAK BAY- 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-172030- MARMOT BAY- 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-172030- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-172030- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-172030- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-172030- KACHEMAK BAY- 1046 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
493 FZAK51 PAFC 171255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 355 AM AKST WED DEC 17 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. PKZ197-180100- 355 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW NEAR HOMER WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND THIS AFTERNOON. A 960 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE FRONT WILL THEN SLOWLY MOVE NORTH TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF BY THU EVENING. A 976 MB LOW NEAR 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO 130 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 970 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-180100- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 355 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-180100- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 355 AM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-180100- RESURRECTION BAY 355 AM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180100- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 355 AM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-180100- PORT VALDEZ 355 AM AST WED DEC 17 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-180100- VALDEZ NARROWS 355 AM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-180100- VALDEZ ARM 355 AM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT . SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-180100- PASSAGE CANAL 355 AM AST WED DEC 17 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180100- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 355 AM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-180100- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 355 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-180100- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 355 AM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-180100- CHINIAK BAY 355 AM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-180100- MARMOT BAY 355 AM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-180100- SHELIKOF STRAIT 355 AM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-180100- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 355 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-180100- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 355 AM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-180100- KACHEMAK BAY 355 AM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
891 FZAK51 PAFC 180014 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 313 PM AKST WED DEC 17 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. PKZ197-181215- 313 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE THU NIGHT AT 970 MB BEFORE MERGING WITH ANOTHER 967 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-181215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 313 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-181215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 313 PM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-181215- RESURRECTION BAY 313 PM AST WED DEC 17 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 313 PM AST WED DEC 17 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-181215- PORT VALDEZ 313 PM AST WED DEC 17 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-181215- VALDEZ NARROWS 313 PM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-181215- VALDEZ ARM 313 PM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-181215- PASSAGE CANAL 313 PM AST WED DEC 17 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 313 PM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-181215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 313 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-181215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 313 PM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-181215- CHINIAK BAY 313 PM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-181215- MARMOT BAY 313 PM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-181215- SHELIKOF STRAIT 313 PM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-181215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 313 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-181215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 313 PM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-181215- KACHEMAK BAY 313 PM AST WED DEC 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 16, 4:03 AM AKST, 11 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 4:03 AM AKST, 11 hours 17 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
403 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LONG-WAVE TROUGH IS CENTERED OVER THE BERING SEA AND NORTH
PACIFIC WITH A SEMI-PERMANENT DOWNSTREAM RIDGE OVER WESTERN
CANADA. A SPOKE OF THIS RIDGE EXTENDS WESTWARD INTO NORTHERN
ALASKA. THUS...THE MAIN STORM TRACK IS EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH
PACIFIC THEN NORTHWARD UP THE WEST WIDE OF THE RIDGE INTO MAINLAND
ALASKA.
THERE IS A HOST OF GENERALLY WEAK FEATURES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE
UPPER FLOW WITH FAIRLY BENIGN CONDITIONS ACROSS ALASKA FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR. THE ONE EXCEPTION IS A FAIRLY COMPACT GALE FORCE LOW
WHICH IS TRACKING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF AND HEADED
TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. OUT AHEAD OF THIS LOW STRONG EASTERLY
FLOW ACROSS THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS HAS LARGELY MAINTAINED
DRY CONDITIONS FROM THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA UP TO ANCHORAGE
AND THE MAT-SU...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW BRIEF PERIODS OF RAIN
OR FREEZING RAIN AS UPPER WAVES MOVE THROUGH AND TEMPORARILY
WEAKEN THE FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE APPROACHING LOW COULD
PROVIDE ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE BRIEF SPILL-OVERS OF PRECIP. THE
CHALLENGE IS IN DETERMINING WHETHER THERE WILL BE ENOUGH
PRECIPITATION TO WARRANT A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR ANCHORAGE OR
THE SUSITNA VALLEY (WHERE SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAIN AT OR BELOW
FREEZING). DISSIPATION OF THE CROSS MOUNTAIN FLOW WILL ALSO ALLOW
LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES TO COOL...BUT IN THE ABSENCE OF COLD AIR
ADVECTION IT WILL TAKE QUITE A WHILE TO COOL THE ANCHORAGE
SOUNDING ENOUGH FOR ALL SNOW.
THE SECOND IMPORTANT PIECE TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FORECAST IS
A TROUGH WHICH EXTENDS FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ALONG THE
SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF. THIS TROUGH IS
LIFTING NORTHWARD AND BRINGING WITH IT SOME MARGINALLY COLDER
AIR. THIS WEAK COLD ADVECTION SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO TRANSITION
PRECIP BACK TO MOSTLY SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA
OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE GFS SOLUTION...MODELS HAVE COME INTO MUCH
BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THE LOW OVER THE
GULF. THE BIGGER QUESTION IS NOW THE DEPICTION OF THE TROUGH
MOVING IN BEHIND THE LOW. PRIOR SOLUTIONS INDICATED A NICE CLEAN
TROUGH AXIS WITH LOW LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW (FAVORABLE FOR
PRECIP IN ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU). THE MODELS NOW DEVELOP A WAVE
OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WHICH CHANGES THE ORIENTATION OF THE TROUGH
AS IT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL AND RESULTS IN LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY
(OR EVEN SOUTHEASTERLY) FLOW. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN
THE DETAILS...WILL BUY INTO THIS NEW DEPICTION. THIS CREATES A
MUCH MORE CHALLENGING QPF FORECAST...SO FORECAST CONFIDENCE FOR
TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE POPULATION CENTERS
OF SOUTHCENTRAL IS NOW BELOW AVERAGE.
ELSEWHERE...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH LARGE SCALE FEATURES
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS GENERALLY ABOVE
AVERAGE.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
FREEZING RAIN WILL REMAIN A THREAT TO ANCHORAGE AND THE SUSITNA
VALLEY THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVES
THROUGH. RIGHT NOW DO NOT THINK PRECIP WILL BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO
WARRANT A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...BUT IT IS A VERY TOUGH CALL. AS
THE GULF LOW REACHES THE KENAI PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON THE STRONG
CROSS MOUNTAIN FLOW WILL COME TO AN END AND THE COLUMN WILL BEGIN
TO COOL. THUS...BY THE TIME PRECIP ARRIVES AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROUGH
THIS EVENING EXPECT PRECIP TO BE MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW. THERE
WILL BE AN AREA OF STRONGER LIFT AHEAD OF AN AMPLIFYING WAVE ALONG
THE TROUGH...WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOWFALL. THE
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA SEEMS TO BE BEST POSITIONED TO SEE A
BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVIER PRECIP...BUT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY SOME
OF THIS MAY MAKE IT INTO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT VALLEY. FOR NOW
WILL STICK WITH MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATION...WHICH IS WHAT MOST OF
THE REGION WILL SEE AS THIS FAIRLY WEAK TROUGH MOVES THROUGH.
THE MODELS ARE NOW RESOLVING ANOTHER WEAK UPPER TROUGH APPROACHING
SOUTHCENTRAL ON WEDNESDAY. THIS COULD PROLONG SNOW IN SOME
AREAS...THOUGH IT WILL BE LIGHT. LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BEGIN TO
SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTH LATE WEDNESDAY AS A LARGE AND DEEP
PACIFIC LOW APPROACHES THE GULF. THIS WILL LEAD TO A DRYING AND
COOLING TREND.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST
ALASKA THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS BRINGING NO MORE THAN A FEW SHOWERS.
AIR MASS HAS BEEN COOLING OVERNIGHT WITH THE 12Z SOUNDING FROM
KING SALMON ALMOST ALL BELOW FREEZING...SO PRECIP TYPE WILL BE
PRIMARILY SNOW. WITH BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS IN BETWEEN SHORT-WAVES
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FOG.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BE ON THE
NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF SYSTEMS TRACKING ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC
AND ON THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF A NEARLY STATIONARY LOW OVER THE
NORTH-CENTRAL BERING SEA. THUS...EXPECT CONTINUED VERY BENIGN
WINTER-TIME CONDITIONS.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN WILL REMAIN ESSENTIALLY THE SAME OVER THE
NEXT WEEK WITH PROGRESSIVE FLOW ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC AND A
DOWNSTREAM BLOCK FORCING STORMS NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF WHERE
THEY WILL WEAKEN. THIS MEANS WARMER AIR WILL ONCE AGAIN MOVE INTO
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND OF ALASKA...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL REMAIN A
POSSIBILITY WITH EACH OF THESE SYSTEMS. MODELS ARE ALL INDICATING
AMPLIFICATION OF THE FLOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND BERING SEA
EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A DEEP TROUGH MOVES OUT OF ASIA. THIS WOULD
BRING A RETURN TO MORE WINTER-LIKE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BERING
AND ALEUTIANS.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...119.
GALE WARNING...125 179 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SEB
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SEB
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...SEB
LONG TERM...SEBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 3:02 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:03 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:20 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 min | |
| Dec 16, 4:35 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 min | |
| Dec 16, 4:38 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:38 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 16, 10:46 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Dec 17, 3:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 17, 3:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:02 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:02 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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