Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 888, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 12, 2015, 2:56 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2015, 2:56 PM AKST (23:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2015, 3:15 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
075 FZAK51 PAFC 122356 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 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. PKZ197-131215- 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW OVER COOK INLET WILL BECOME A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THAT DISSIPATES BY SUN MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING TO THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN GULF COAST BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ119-131215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ120-131215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-131215- RESURRECTION BAY- 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-131215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-131215- PORT VALDEZ- 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-131215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-131215- VALDEZ ARM- 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-131215- PASSAGE CANAL- 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-131215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-131215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ136-131215- CHINIAK BAY- 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-131215- MARMOT BAY- 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-131215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ139-131215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF ANCHOR POINT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-131215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-131215- KACHEMAK BAY- 256 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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844 FZAK51 PAFC 131017 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 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. PKZ197-132315- 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW OVER COOK INLET WILL BECOME A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THAT DISSIPATES BY SUN MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SUN MORNING BEFORE MOVING TO THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN GULF COAST BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ119-132315- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ120-132315- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-132315- RESURRECTION BAY- 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-132315- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-132315- PORT VALDEZ- 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-132315- VALDEZ NARROWS- 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-132315- VALDEZ ARM- 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-132315- PASSAGE CANAL- 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-132315- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-132315- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-132315- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ136-132315- CHINIAK BAY- 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-132315- MARMOT BAY- 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-132315- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ139-132315- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF ANCHOR POINT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-132315- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-132315- KACHEMAK BAY- 117 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
817 FZAK51 PAFC 131254 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 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. PKZ197-140200- 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE THIS MORNING...THEN MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF AND NORTHERN GULF COAST BY TONIGHT. A WEAK LOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND MOVE TO 25 NM NORTHEAST OF PORT HEIDEN AT 1003 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-140200- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SOUTHEAST 20 KT ALONG THE COAST BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ120-140200- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-140200- RESURRECTION BAY- 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-140200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-140200- PORT VALDEZ- 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-140200- VALDEZ NARROWS- 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-140200- VALDEZ ARM- 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-140200- PASSAGE CANAL- 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140200- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-140200- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-140200- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 16 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ136-140200- CHINIAK BAY- 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-140200- MARMOT BAY- 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-140200- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ139-140200- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-140200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-140200- KACHEMAK BAY- 354 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
475 FZAK51 PAFC 132358 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 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. PKZ197-141230- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF AND NORTHERN GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT. A 998 MB LOW WILL MOVE INLAND FROM BRISTOL BAY AND TRACK TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF HOMER TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ119-141230- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT ALONG THE COAST. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-141230- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-141230- RESURRECTION BAY- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NORTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-141230- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-141230- PORT VALDEZ- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-141230- VALDEZ NARROWS- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-141230- VALDEZ ARM- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-141230- PASSAGE CANAL- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141230- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...FROM AUGUSTINE ISLAND W...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF AUGUSTINE ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...FROM AUGUSTINE ISLAND W...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF AUGUSTINE ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-141230- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-141230- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-141230- CHINIAK BAY- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-141230- MARMOT BAY- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-141230- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SOUTHERN ENTRANCE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-141230- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-141230- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT...WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-141230- KACHEMAK BAY- 258 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
431 FZAK51 PAFC 140823 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 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. PKZ197-142115- 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF AND NORTHERN GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT. A 998 MB LOW WILL MOVE INLAND FROM BRISTOL BAY AND TRACK TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF HOMER TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ119-142115- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT ALONG THE COAST. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-142115- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-142115- RESURRECTION BAY- 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NORTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-142115- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-142115- PORT VALDEZ- 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-142115- VALDEZ NARROWS- 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-142115- VALDEZ ARM- 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-142115- PASSAGE CANAL- 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-142115- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...FROM AUGUSTINE ISLAND W...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF AUGUSTINE ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...FROM AUGUSTINE ISLAND W...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF AUGUSTINE ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-142115- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-142115- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-142115- CHINIAK BAY- 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-142115- MARMOT BAY- 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-142115- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SOUTHERN ENTRANCE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-142115- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-142115- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT...WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-142115- KACHEMAK BAY- 1123 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
679 FZAK51 PAFC 141253 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 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. PKZ197-150145- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT. A 994 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM EARLY TUE MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-150145- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-150145- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-150145- RESURRECTION BAY- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-150145- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 25KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-150145- PORT VALDEZ- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-150145- VALDEZ NARROWS- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-150145- VALDEZ ARM- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-150145- PASSAGE CANAL- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150145- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-150145- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-150145- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-150145- CHINIAK BAY- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-150145- MARMOT BAY- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-150145- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-150145- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150145- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-150145- KACHEMAK BAY- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
640 FZAK51 PAFC 141253 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 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. PKZ197-150145- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT. A 994 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM EARLY TUE MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-150145- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-150145- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-150145- RESURRECTION BAY- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-150145- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-150145- PORT VALDEZ- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-150145- VALDEZ NARROWS- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-150145- VALDEZ ARM- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-150145- PASSAGE CANAL- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150145- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-150145- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-150145- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-150145- CHINIAK BAY- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-150145- MARMOT BAY- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-150145- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-150145- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150145- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-150145- KACHEMAK BAY- 353 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
796 FZAK51 PAFC 141731 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 UPDATED ZONES 125 137 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. PKZ197-150430- 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW IN THE WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT. A 994 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM EARLY TUE MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-150430- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-150430- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-150430- RESURRECTION BAY- 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-150430- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-150430- PORT VALDEZ- 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-150430- VALDEZ NARROWS- 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-150430- VALDEZ ARM- 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-150430- PASSAGE CANAL- 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150430- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-150430- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-150430- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-150430- CHINIAK BAY- 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-150430- MARMOT BAY- 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-150430- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-150430- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150430- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-150430- KACHEMAK BAY- 831 AM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
108 FZAK51 PAFC 142359 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 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. PKZ197-151230- 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AS IT DRIFTS EAST. A 994 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM TUE MORNING. A 989 MB LOW MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY WED MORNING AND MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 971 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-151230- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 15 FT...9 FT NEAR THE COAST. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ120-151230- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR THE COAST. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-151230- RESURRECTION BAY- 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-151230- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-151230- PORT VALDEZ- 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-151230- VALDEZ NARROWS- 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-151230- VALDEZ ARM- 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151230- PASSAGE CANAL- 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-151230- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-151230- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-151230- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-151230- CHINIAK BAY- 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-151230- MARMOT BAY- 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-151230- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-151230- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-151230- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-151230- KACHEMAK BAY- 259 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
779 FZAK51 PAFC 150629 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 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. PKZ197-151915- 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AS IT DRIFTS EAST. A 994 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM TUE MORNING. A 989 MB LOW MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY WED MORNING AND MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 971 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-151915- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 15 FT...9 FT NEAR THE COAST. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ120-151915- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR THE COAST. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-151915- RESURRECTION BAY- 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-151915- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-151915- PORT VALDEZ- 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-151915- VALDEZ NARROWS- 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-151915- VALDEZ ARM- 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151915- PASSAGE CANAL- 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 UPDATED .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-151915- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-151915- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-151915- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-151915- CHINIAK BAY- 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-151915- MARMOT BAY- 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-151915- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-151915- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-151915- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-151915- KACHEMAK BAY- 929 PM AKST MON DEC 14 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
395 FZAK51 PAFC 151259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 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. PKZ197-160200- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND 30 NM WEST OF DILLINGHAM LATER THIS MORNING. A 992 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK TONIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB WED NIGHT 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK. $$ PKZ119-160200- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ120-160200- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING 35 KT BEFORE NOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-160200- RESURRECTION BAY- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-160200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AND EAST. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-160200- PORT VALDEZ- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-160200- VALDEZ NARROWS- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-160200- VALDEZ ARM- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160200- PASSAGE CANAL- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-160200- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-160200- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-160200- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-160200- CHINIAK BAY- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-160200- MARMOT BAY- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-160200- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-160200- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-160200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160200- KACHEMAK BAY- 359 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
851 FZAK51 PAFC 151629 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 UPDATED 132 136 137 138 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. PKZ197-160415- 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND 30 NM WEST OF DILLINGHAM LATER THIS MORNING. A 992 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK TONIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB WED NIGHT 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK. $$ PKZ119-160415- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ120-160415- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING 35 KT BEFORE NOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-160415- RESURRECTION BAY- 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-160415- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AND EAST. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-160415- PORT VALDEZ- 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-160415- VALDEZ NARROWS- 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-160415- VALDEZ ARM- 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160415- PASSAGE CANAL- 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-160415- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-160415- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-160415- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-160415- CHINIAK BAY- 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-160415- MARMOT BAY- 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-160415- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-160415- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-160415- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160415- KACHEMAK BAY- 729 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
245 FZAK51 PAFC 151927 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 UPDATED 139 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. PKZ197-160430- 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND 30 NM WEST OF DILLINGHAM LATER THIS MORNING. A 992 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK TONIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB WED NIGHT 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK. $$ PKZ119-160430- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ120-160430- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING 35 KT BEFORE NOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-160430- RESURRECTION BAY- 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-160430- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AND EAST. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-160430- PORT VALDEZ- 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-160430- VALDEZ NARROWS- 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-160430- VALDEZ ARM- 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160430- PASSAGE CANAL- 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-160430- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-160430- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-160430- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-160430- CHINIAK BAY- 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-160430- MARMOT BAY- 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-160430- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-160430- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-160430- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160430- KACHEMAK BAY- 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
252 FZAK51 PAFC 152357 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 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. PKZ197-161215- 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW WILL DISSIPATE NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS EVENING. A 989 MB LOW 340 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AS IT INTENSIFIES TO 968 MB WED EVENING...THEN MOVE TO 320 NM EAST OF SITKINAK AT 970 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-161215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-161215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-161215- RESURRECTION BAY- 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-161215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-161215- PORT VALDEZ- 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-161215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-161215- VALDEZ ARM- 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-161215- PASSAGE CANAL- 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-161215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-161215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-161215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-161215- CHINIAK BAY- 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-161215- MARMOT BAY- 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-161215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-161215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT NE 35 KT TOWARDS KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 28 FT...EXCEPT 18 FT TOWARDS KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-161215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE EVENING. WINDS BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-161215- KACHEMAK BAY- 257 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 12, 5:46 AM AKST, 9 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 5:46 AM AKST, 9 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
546 AM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AT THE UPPER LEVELS...A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS CENTERED
OVER COOK INLET...WITH A SHORTWAVE RIDGE AXIS OVER THE NORTHERN
BERING SEA. A LOW AMPLITUDE AND RATHER WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS
UNDERCUTTING THAT RIDGE...AND IS MOVING INTO THE CONFLUENT FLOW ON
THE SOUTHWEST FLANK OF THE AFOREMENTIONED TROUGH OVER SOUTHERN
ALASKA. A MESOSCALE SURFACE LOW CAN BE SEEN CLEARLY ON RADAR.
OUT WEST...A POWERFUL CYCLONE IS BEGINNING RAPID INTENSIFICATION
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA NEAR 47N. THIS POWERFUL CYCLONE IS FORMING OFF
THE KUROSHIO CURRENT...AND HAS AN IMPRESSIVE ARCTIC FEED OF AIR
INTO THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW...WITH THE POLAR JET DRIVING
IMPRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE. THIS SYSTEM HAS ENOUGH LATENT
ENERGY RELEASE FROM THE MOISTURE OFF THE KUROSHIO CURRENT THAT IT
IS FORMING ITS OWN COUPLED UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM. BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...THIS CYCLONE WILL DEVELOP A BENT-BACK FRONTAL
STRUCTURE...A CLASSIC SIGNATURE FOR VERY INTENSE CYCLONES...WITH
STORM FORCE TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA
AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN. IN TERMS OF CENTRAL PRESSURE...WITH AN
EXPECTED DROP INTO THE 920 HPA RANGE...THIS STORM WILL PUT ITSELF
INTO THE TOP ECHELON OF INTENSE CYCLONES TO IMPACT THE BERING SEA.
CENTRAL PRESSURES THIS LOW ARE COMMON FOR CATEGORY 3 AND HIGHER
HURRICANES...TO GIVE AN IDEA HOW INTENSE THIS BAROCLINIC AND
SYNOPTIC SCALE CYCLONE IS.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN
HEADING LATE INTO NEXT WEEK. THEY ARE ALSO IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT
WITH THE POWERFUL HURRICANE FORCE LOW FORMING OVER THE BERING
TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH THE NAM BEING THE LONE EXCEPTION. THEY ARE
ALSO IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE SMALLER SCALE DETAILS THROUGH THE
SHORT TERM PERIOD...WITH THE LARGEST DISCREPANCY BEING
PRECIPITATION DETAILS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT AS IT CROSSES THE
BERING...AND PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CURRENT LOW OVER THE AREA. THE GFS AND ECMWF WERE FAVORED ACROSS
THE BERING AND SOUTHCENTRAL. SOME NAM WAS USED TO CAPTURE LOCAL
WIND DETAILS...WITH A BLEND OF THE MODELS FOR PRECIPITATION. THE
OVERALL FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGH...AND MODERATE WITH DETAILS
SUCH AS PRECIPITATION DISTRIBUTION TODAY...ESPECIALLY FROM
ANCHORAGE NORTHWARD.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
AS THE LOW DECAYS OVER COOK INLET TODAY...SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE KENAI AND OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST.
SOME SHOWERS WILL REACH THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AS WELL AS THE
MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA VALLEYS...WHILE THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS WILL
INTERCEPT SHOWERS AS THEY ENTER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. TONIGHT...HIGH
PRESSURE WILL DRY OUT THE ENTIRE AREA. THE NEXT FRONT WILL BRING
RAIN AND SNOW TO KODIAK ISLAND BEGINNING SUN...AND SNOW TO THE
KENAI LATER ON SUN...AND THEN TO THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL EXCEPT
FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN SUN NIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS THE GULF LOW MOVES EAST.
RIDGING BRIEFLY TRANSITS THE MAINLAND LATER TODAY FOLLOWED BY A
FRONT TONIGHT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CHANGES INTO MONDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT PUSHES INLAND ON SUNDAY
SPREADING SNOW ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND
THEN THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY DURING THE AFTERNOON. A DEEP
LAYER OF MOISTURE ALONG THE FRONT COUPLED WITH STRONG DYNAMIC LIFT
WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF
THE REGION ON SUNDAY. WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED
FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL WITH THE MORNING PACKAGE. ANOTHER
WAVE MOVES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...HOWEVER.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE POWERFUL NORTH PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS ON TRACK TO MOVE INTO
THE BERING LATER TODAY. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM
MOVES INTO THE WESTERN CHAIN THIS MORNING TIGHTENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN CAUSING WINDS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE.
WINDS WILL PEAK TONIGHT AND THEN SLIGHTLY DECREASE ON SUNDAY WITH
STRONG GUSTS PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY AS THE LOW MAINTAINS
STRENGTH.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...MON THROUGH FRI)... THE
VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH ALONG THE
WESTERN/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS INTO MONDAY AS THE COLDER AIR BEING
PULLED DOWN ON THE BACKSIDE FROM THE EASTERN ASIA REGION GETS
WOUND UP IN THE LOW. THIS SYSTEM WEAKENS AND TRACKS TO THE
NORTHERN BERING SEA BY MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA BY SUNDAY EVENING. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES FARTHER
NORTH INTO THE BERING THE COLDER AIR WILL FILTER IN ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THE LOW RESULTING IN TEMPERATURES AT FREEZING OR BELOW
WITH A SHOWERY WEATHER REGIME AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDWEEK. BY
TUESDAY THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE WEAKEN TO A GALE FORCE LOW
POSITIONED JUST WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WITH PREDOMINANTLY
WESTERLY SMALL CRAFT WINDS IN THE BERING SEA. BY THURSDAY MORNING
A GALE FORCE LOW DROPS DOWN FROM THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH A
WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL
BRING TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING IN THE LOW 40S BEFORE SPILLING
OVER INTO THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
ONE LINGERING UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS BIG SYSTEM IS THE POTENTIAL
FOR ANY COASTAL FLOOD TYPE HAZARDS. EARLIER IN THE WEEK...MODEL
GUIDANCE WAS A BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH WATER RISES ALONG THE WEST
COAST. BUT THAT WAS BEFORE THE LOW TRACK WAS RESOLVED WELL. NOW
THAT THE TRACK IS A BIT MORE OF SOUTH TO NORTH...RATHER THAN DUE
EAST...WINDS AND SWELL WILL BE A BIT MORE SOUTHERLY.
THUS...GUIDANCE ON SURGE HEIGHTS HAS COME DOWN OVER THE PAST FEW
MODEL ITERATIONS. THE OTHER FLY IN THE OINTMENT IS THAT THERE IS
SOME NEW ICE GROWTH ALONG THE WEST COAST. WHILE IT IS QUITE YOUNG
AND NOT VERY THICK AT THIS TIME...IT COULD BE JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP
THE WATER LEVELS FROM RISING AS MUCH. WE WILL BE WATCHING TO SEE
HOW THE MODELS TREND WITH THIS POTENTIAL TODAY.
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...MONDAY MORNING THERE WILL BE A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF BEFORE EXITING THE AOR BY
LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE MID TO UPPER 30S
ALONG THE COASTLINES WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES INLAND. SO THE
COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL HAVE A WINTRY MIX...WHILE IT SHOULD BE
ALL SNOW FOR THE INLAND AREAS. THE MODELS ARE HANDLING THIS
SYNOPTIC FEATURE FAIRLY WELL AND HAVE TRENDED AWAY FROM THE
STRONGER TRIPLE-POINT SOLUTIONS ADVERTISED A FEW DAYS AGO.
ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE HEADING INTO THE MIDWEEK. THE GULF
WILL HAVE A STRONG 120 KNOT SOUTHWESTERLY JET STREAK BEFORE
EXITING THE NORTHEASTERN GULF BY WEDNESDAY. UPSTREAM THERE WILL BE
A STRONG 110 KNOT ZONAL JET STREAM SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
THIS WILL TRACK A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTO THE LOWER GULF BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE STRENGTH
AND PLACEMENT OF THIS LOW. THE GFS TRACKS THIS LOW TO THE FAR
EASTERN GULF AND THE ECMWF MODEL HAS THE LOW IN THE LOWER
SOUTHWESTERN GULF. WE USED THE WPC MODEL TO KEEP A MORE CONSISTENT
TRACK WITH THIS SYSTEM AND THIS MODEL KEEPS THE SYSTEM JUST EAST
OF KODIAK AS IT TRACKS INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY THURSDAY.
THEREFORE...THE FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS LOW WITH THE UNCERTAINTY
FOR THE STORM TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 187 191.
BLIZZARD WATCH 155
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 161
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING 173-178 412 413
STORM WARNING 165 170 171 172 179 180 181 185 411 414
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 180 181 185
GALE WARNING 130 131 150 155 160
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JA
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KH
LONG TERM...MSO/PDIn the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 12, 1:08 PM AKST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
108 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1236 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 N ADAK STATION 51.88N 176.65W
12/12/2015 M78.00 MPH AK AWOS
&&
LINGRAMLocal storm report, Dec 12, 1:42 PM AKST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
142 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 PM SNOW 1 NW GLEN ALPS 61.12N 149.71W
12/12/2015 M4.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
LINGRAMLocal storm report, Dec 12, 2:35 PM AKST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
235 PM AKST SAT DEC 12 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0205 PM SNOW 2 SE EAGLE RIVER 61.30N 149.52W
12/12/2015 M2.2 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AS OF 2 PM.
&&
BLUDWIGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 56 hr | |
| Dec 11, 6:09 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 12, 3:41 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 12, 3:41 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 12, 5:21 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 12, 5:21 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Dec 12, 2:55 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 12, 2:56 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 12, 2:56 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 12, 2:56 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 12, 2:56 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr |
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