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Storm Warning 157, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 6, 2014, 3:44 AM AKST. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2014, 3:44 AM AKST (12:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 7, 2014, 3:01 PM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
806 FZAK52 PAFC 061244 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070115- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 165 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. A 962 MB LOW AT 100 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK SUN MORNING WILL MOVE OVER UNIMAK PASS LATE SUN NIGHT AT 959 MB. $$ PKZ150-070115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-070115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-070115- BRISTOL BAY- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-070115- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-070115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-070115- UNALASKA BAY- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-070115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-070115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-070115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-070115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-070115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-070115- ADAK TO KISKA- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-070115- KISKA TO ATTU- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-070115- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-070115- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-070115- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-070115- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 344 AM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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860 FZAK52 PAFC 070007 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071300- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 963 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF NIKOLSKI MON AFTERNOON AT 967 MB. A 963 MB LOW WILL BE 50 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT...BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-071300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-071300- BRISTOL BAY- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-071300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-071300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-071300- UNALASKA BAY- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-071300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-071300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-071300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-071300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-071300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-071300- ADAK TO KISKA- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-071300- KISKA TO ATTU- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-071300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-071300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 35 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-071300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-071300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 307 PM AKST SAT DEC 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
586 FZAK52 PAFC 071225 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 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. PKZ199-080115- 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT. A 960 MB LOW 40 NM SW OF CHIGNIK THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF NIKOLSKI LATE MON NIGHT AT 964 MB. A 965 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN GULF TO 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-080115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-080115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-080115- BRISTOL BAY- 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-080115- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-080115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-080115- UNALASKA BAY- 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-080115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-080115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-080115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-080115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-080115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-080115- ADAK TO KISKA- 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-080115- KISKA TO ATTU- 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-080115- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-080115- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-080115- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-080115- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 325 AM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
922 FZAK52 PAFC 080001 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 301 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 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. PKZ199-081245- 100 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 962 MB MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 165 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON AT 970 MB. A 960 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK MON EVENING WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF CHIGNIK AT 967 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 301 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-081245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 301 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-081245- BRISTOL BAY- 301 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-081245- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 301 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-081245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 301 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-081245- UNALASKA BAY- 301 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-081245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 301 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-081245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 301 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-081245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 301 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-081245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 301 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-081245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 301 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-081245- ADAK TO KISKA- 301 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-081245- KISKA TO ATTU- 301 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-081245- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 301 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-081245- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 301 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-081245- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 301 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-081245- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 301 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Dec 5, 4:41 PM AKST, 11 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 5, 4:41 PM AKST, 11 hours 3 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 441 PM AKST FRI DEC 5 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL/EASTERN BERING...THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS...AND INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. WITHIN THIS TROUGH THERE IS A SMALL UPPER LOW CENTERED JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH A FRONT STRETCHING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. THERE IS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE THAT IS NUDGING INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA MAINLAND. THERE IS A DEEP AND FAST MOVING (TOWARDS THE EAST) LOW TO THE SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTAINS. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE GLOBAL NUMERICAL MODELS (ECMWF/GFS/NH GEM) ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT...WHILE THE HI-RES MODELS (NAM/REGIONAL GEM) DIFFER FROM THE GLOBAL MODELS AND EACH OTHER...ESPECIALLY WITH A LOW MOVING THROUGH THE GULF LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. THEREFORE THE GLOBAL MODELS WERE PREFERRED FOR THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL DUE TO THE SPEED/STRENGTH OF THE GULF LOW AND THE FACT THAT THERE IS STILL SOME SPREAD IN THE FORECASTS...WHERE EVEN SMALL DIFFERENCES WILL AFFECT THE FORECAST. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE NEXT FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE GULF COAST THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL BECOME SNOW ALONG HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS SUCH AS TURNAGAIN PASS AND THOMPSON PASS. THIS SAME SYSTEM WILL BRING A BRIEF ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW TO MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL TOMORROW AFTERNOON...INCLUDING THE ANCHORAGE AREA...THOUGH ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIMITED TO ABOUT AN INCH WITH ELEVATED INSTABILITY. THE NEXT FORECAST CHALLENGE QUICKLY MOVES IN WITH A LOW APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE TOMORROW NIGHT...BRINGING AT LEAST GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN TO MUCH OF THE GULF WATERS INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF TO THE AKPEN BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...ALLOWING WINDS THROUGHOUT THE GULF TO QUICKLY DIMINISH BY SUNDAY EVENING. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE THAT THIS SYSTEM COULD BRIEFLY BRING STORM FORCE WINDS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY MORNING (ESPECIALLY FROM SHELIKOF STRAIT INTO SOUTHERN COOK INLET) BUT LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE LOW TRACK WILL KEEP THE FORECAST TO GALES FOR NOW. GUSTY GAP WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP FROM THE MATANUSKA VALLEY INTO COOK INLET...AS WELL AS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP A SHOWERY PATTERN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE BRISTOL BAY REGION...WITH A DRIER LOW LEVEL NORTHEAST FLOW KEEPING THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY DRY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A MORE VIGOROUS FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY...WITH THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...AND A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ELSEWHERE. STRONG NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH MONDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... SHOWERY PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION AS WEAK DISTURBANCES TRACK THROUGH THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS. A STRONGER LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE SOUTH AND EAST TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...BRINGING MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN. A STRONG LOW WILL MOVE TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY...WITH RAIN AND INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...THE LONGWAVE PATTERN WILL NOT CHANGE A WHOLE LOT THROUGH THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST. THE CLOSED HIGH OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA REFUSES TO BREAK DOWN AND THIS IS KEEPING A LOT OF COLD AIR BOTTLED UP OVER THE ARCTIC. MEANWHILE...AN ALMOST EQUALLY STUBBORN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPIN JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. FURTHER WEST...THE PATTERN REMAINS SLIGHTLY MORE PROGRESSIVE AS THE 180KT NORTH PACIFIC JET CLIPS THAT AREA. THE NET EFFECT ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE CONTINUED MILD AND WET CONDITIONS NEAR AND ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE LOW. ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE LOW COLDER SHOWERY CONDITIONS WILL WRAP NORTH TO SOUTH WITH INTERMITTENT GALES ACROSS THE BERING. A FEW INTERESTING NOTES FOR NEXT WEEK. ONE...IT DOES LOOK LIKE THERE IS A CHANCE OF A FAIRLY STRONG LOW COMING OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA NEXT WEEKEND (DEC 13-14). THIS LOW DOES SHOW SOME SIGNS OF POSSIBLY SHIFTING THE LONGWAVE TROUGH TO BE CENTER OVER THE BERING RATHER THAN THE GULF OF AK. THIS COULD BRING SOME MORE ACTIVE WINTER WEATHER TO PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL PORTION OF THE STATE. NUMBER TWO...ANCHORAGE IS APPROACHING AN ALL-TIME RECORD FOR LATEST DATE OF THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. THE PREVIOUS RECORD APPEARS TO BE 15 DEC 2002. UNTIL WE SEE A BIG PATTERN CHANGE...THIS RECORD REMAINS IN JEOPARDY. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 119 120 130 131 132 136 137 138 139 176 177 178 185 351 352 411 NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...BL SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DEK SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JA LONG TERM...MO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 3:25 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 3:41 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 5, 3:41 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 5, 3:41 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 5, 3:42 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 5, 3:42 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 6, 3:25 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 6, 3:29 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Dec 6, 3:29 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 6, 3:38 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 6, 3:44 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 6, 3:44 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.