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Gale Warning 869, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 30, 2014, 3:14 AM AKST. It was in force for 49 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 30, 2014, 3:14 AM AKST (12:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2015, 4:15 AM AKST
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
654 FZAK52 PAFC 301214 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310030- 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTH OF MEKORYUK WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND THIS EVENING. A 951 MB KAMCHATKA LOW WILL APPROACH 410 NM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ATTU THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 400 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WED AFTERNOON AT 963 MB. $$ PKZ150-310030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-310030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-310030- BRISTOL BAY- 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-310030- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-310030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-310030- UNALASKA BAY- 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING W 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-310030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-310030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-310030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-310030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-310030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ177-310030- ADAK TO KISKA- 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ178-310030- KISKA TO ATTU- 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT W OF SHEMYA...SEAS 17 FT FROM SHEMYA E. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ179-310030- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-310030- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. FROM CAPE NEWENHAM S...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-310030- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-310030- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 314 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... S 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
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580 FZAK52 PAFC 310012 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-311300- 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 90 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB NEAR THE BERING STRAIT LATE TONIGHT. A 951 MB KAMCHATKA LOW WILL APPROACH 410 NM WEST OF ATTU WED MORNING THEN MOVE NORTHWESTWARD OVER RUSSIA THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-311300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-311300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E... SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-311300- BRISTOL BAY- 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-311300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-311300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-311300- UNALASKA BAY- 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-311300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ173-311300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-311300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-311300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-311300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-311300- ADAK TO KISKA- 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ178-311300- KISKA TO ATTU- 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ179-311300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-311300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-311300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-311300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 312 PM AKST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
529 FZAK52 PAFC 311208 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010045- 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 951 MB KAMCHATKA LOW 315 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL CONTINUE NORTHWEST OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WHILE WEAKENING TODAY. A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL APPROACH 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU AT 960 MB FRI AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 285 NM WEST OF ATTU LATE FRI NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ150-010045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-010045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-010045- BRISTOL BAY- 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-010045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT S 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-010045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-010045- UNALASKA BAY- 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ173-010045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-010045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-010045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-010045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-010045- ADAK TO KISKA- 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ178-010045- KISKA TO ATTU- 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT IN THE EARLY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ179-010045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-010045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-010045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-010045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 308 AM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
817 FZAK52 PAFC 312351 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011315- 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN BERING SEA THU. A 984 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL INTENSIFY TO 963 MB AS IT TRACKS TO JUST EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRI AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PUSH ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA THU NIGHT AND FRI. $$ PKZ150-011315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-011315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-011315- BRISTOL BAY- 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-011315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-011315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-011315- UNALASKA BAY- 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-011315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-011315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-011315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-011315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-011315- ADAK TO KISKA- 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE... 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-011315- KISKA TO ATTU- 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-011315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-011315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-011315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-011315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 251 PM AKST WED DEC 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 29, 4:26 PM AKST, 10 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 4:26 PM AKST, 10 hours 48 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
426 PM AKST MON DEC 29 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A FIREHOSE OF SORTS IS BRINGING PLENTIFUL MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO
ALASKA FROM ABOUT 20N...JUST AHEAD OF A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE
BERING SEA. PRECIPITATION...MAINLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN...CONTINUES
TO FALL OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND AND KODIAK ISLAND. THE MOISTURE
IS GRADUALLY MOVING EASTWARD...AS A LOW MOVES NORTHWARD OVER THE
EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS AFTERNOON
THOUGH...THE PRECIPITATION IS FOCUSED OVER THE SOUTHERN KENAI
PENINSULA...THROUGH THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY...AND THROUGH THE
SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND. WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTY THROUGH THE CHANNELED
TERRAIN OF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...AND ARE IN LINE WITH THE EXPECTED
INCREASE IN STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THE LOW
APPROACHES AND TIGHTENS THE GRADIENT. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE
THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR BOTH LOCATIONS.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THE GFS
IS A BIT OF AN OUTLIER AT 60 HOURS...WITH A MUCH BROADER/WEAKER
LOW OVER THE GULF. THE OTHER OPERATIONAL MODELS SHOW SOME VERY
MINOR DIFFERENCES...BUT THEY HAVE LESSENED EVEN SINCE THE PREVIOUS
MODEL RUNS. OVERALL WE WILL BE FOCUSING ON THE NAM AND GEM-
REGIONAL FOR UPDATES TO THE GRIDS TODAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE FRONT MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL BRING
SIGNIFICANT WIND TO MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL THROUGH TUE
MORNING...REACHING WARNING LEVELS ALONG WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR ANCHORAGE. THIS FRONT WILL ALSO BRING
OVERNIGHT WARMING TO THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH WARMER
TEMPERATURES PERSISTING INTO TUE NIGHT BEFORE COLDER AIR RETURNS.
PRECIPITATION WITH THE FRONT WILL BE RAIN AT SEA LEVEL ALONG THE
COAST WITH SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AND
ABOVE VALDEZ...BUT CROSS BARRIER FLOW SHOULD KEEP ANCHORAGE FAIRLY
DRY UNTIL LATER ON TUE. ON TUE AND TUE NIGHT SNOW WILL DIMINISH
OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MIX OR CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AT LOWER
LEVELS. OVER THE INTERIOR ZONES SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS
OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN ON TUE...BUT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY WITH SUSTAINED UPSLOPE FLOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2...TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY)...WE ARE IN THE HEART OF THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS
EVENING. AFTER TONIGHT WE SHOULD GRADUALLY SEE AN IMPROVEMENT IN
CONDITIONS...BOTH CALMER WINDS AND LESS INTENSE PRECIPITATION.
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND MODELS ARE STILL ON TRACK IN DEVELOPING A
CLOSED LOW JUST WEST OF BRISTOL BAY LATER THIS EVENING AND THEN
MOVING IT QUICKLY NORTH TUESDAY. THIS SHOULD BRING JUST ENOUGH
INSTABILITY TO MIX DOWN SOME OF THE WINDS THAT REMAIN ELEVATED
THIS AFTERNOON. BY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO
DIMINISH AND BEGIN TO TURN MORE SOUTHWESTERLY THROUGH THE DAY.
PRECIPITATION INTENSITY WILL ALSO START TO COME DOWN DURING THE
DAY TUESDAY. HOWEVER...THERE WILL STILL BE PLENTY OF SHOWERS
AROUND WITH A VERY MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE AND SHORTWAVES
REMAINING THROUGHOUT THE BASE OF THE LONGWAVE TROUGH. WE WILL SEE
A SLOW TRANSITION FROM RAIN BACK TO SNOW LATE TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY AS THE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW STARTS TO USHER IN SOME COOLER
AIR. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE FIREHOSE OF AN UPPER LEVEL JET
STARTS TO SLIDE OFF TO THE EAST WEDNESDAY. ONE LAST SHORTWAVE
MOVES FROM WEST TO EAST INLAND FROM THE BERING LATE WEDNESDAY...SO
WE WILL KEEP SOME RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST FOR NOW.
A SHORTWAVE RIDGE FOLLOWS CLOSELY ON ITS HEALS FOR THURSDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...THINGS
REMAIN VERY ACTIVE ACROSS THE EASTERN QUADRANT OF THE BERING...BUT
RELATIVELY QUIET ELSEWHERE. A SHORTWAVE RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO THE
CENTRAL BERING TUE INTO WED BRINGING ONLY A CHANCE FOR RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS AND SOME PATCHY FOG. THEN THE FOCUS SHIFTS TO A
DEVELOPING LOW APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY TUE. MODELS
TAKE THE CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THIS STORM DOWN TO RIGHT AROUND 950
MB...WHICH IS VERY SEASONABLE FOR LATE DECEMBER. THIS LOOKS TO BE
A FAIRLY CLASSIC SET-UP WITH A WARM FRONT/OCCLUSION BRINGING A
QUICK SHOT OF STORM FORCE WINDS TUE EVENING INTO WED MORNING FOR
SHEMYA AND ATKA AND ADAK. ALL MODELS AGREE THAT COLD AIR WILL
SPILL IN BEHIND THIS LOW. BUT NOW THE CANADIAN MODEL IS HINTING AT
THIS COLD AIR LEADING TO A SMALL BUT STRONG LOW DEVELOPING WITHIN
THIS COLD AIR. WE WILL MONITOR THE OTHER MODELS TO SEE IF
CONSENSUS MOVES IN THAT DIRECTION ENOUGH TO ADD IT TO THE
FORECAST.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
A LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL PUSH INTO THE GULF
THURSDAY...THEN TRACK OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AS A CLOSED
UPPER LOW BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THE FLOW PATTERN WILL STEADILY
CHANGE FROM ONSHORE TO OFFSHORE FLOW AS THE ACCOMPANYING SURFACE
LOW TRACKS CLOSER TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY THURSDAY. THE
OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN MODERATELY STRONG THROUGH
SATURDAY...AS THE LOW TRACKS BACK WESTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN GULF
WHILE WEAKENING AND EVENTUALLY BEING OVERTAKEN BY A PACIFIC LOW
TRACKING INTO SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS ALSO
GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BLOCKING HIGH OVER
THE BEAUFORT SEA THURSDAY...WHICH WILL AIDE IN FILTERING IN
COLDER AND DRIER AIR FROM NORTHWEST CANADA ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND. COLDER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SET UP OVER
THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS THIS PATTERN TAKES SHAPE...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS TO LINGER ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
THROUGH SUNDAY. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL REMAINS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON WHICH SOLUTION OF
THE LOW TRACK VERIFIES. CURRENTLY THERE REMAINS LOW CONFIDENCE IN
THE FORECAST WITH THE MODELS NOT YET HAVING A GOOD HANDLE ON THE
LOW TRACKING THROUGH THE GULF THURSDAY. THE MOST RECENT RUN OF THE
GFS BROUGHT THE LOW FURTHER EAST OVER SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA BY
THURSDAY NIGHT...WHERE THE ECMWF KEEPS THE LOW FURTHER WEST AND
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THE CURRENT ECMWF SOLUTION WOULD BE THE
ONE THAT KEEPS SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING OVER PARTS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND.
FURTHER WEST...A SERIES OF NORTH PACIFIC LOWS WILL DEEPEN WHILE
TRACKING JUST WEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...OCCLUDING AS THEY
TRACK TOWARD/OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA BEFORE DISSIPATING. THE
ASSOCIATED FRONTS WILL CONTINUE TO RESUPPLY THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS/BERING WITH PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY WINDS
THROUGH MUCH OF THE LONG TERM FORECAST...WITH SMALL BREAKS FROM
THE PRECIPITATION AND WINDS BETWEEN EACH SYSTEM. FORECAST
CONFIDENCE REMAINS ABOUT AVERAGE OUT WEST...AS THERE ARE STILL
SOME STRENGTH AND TIMING DIFFERENCES WITH EACH FRONTAL PASSAGE
THROUGH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 161
MARINE...STORM 119 120 130 131 177 178
GALE 125 129 132 138 139 175 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MBS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MSO
LONG TERM...TPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 3:01 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 62 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:01 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:01 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:01 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:14 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:31 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:31 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:06 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 50 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:14 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:32 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:32 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 49 hr |
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