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Gale Warning 919, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 21, 2015, 3:37 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2015, 3:37 PM AKST (00:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2015, 3:20 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
168 FZAK52 PAFC 220037 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221345- 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A BROAD 980 MB STRETCHED ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATED THROUGH TUE EVENING. A 983 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KING COVE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A STRONG NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL DEEPEN TO 965 MB AS IT TRACK TO NEAR KISKA ISLAND BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-221345- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT INCREASING TO NW WIND 45 KT FROM W TO E THROUGH THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-221345- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-221345- BRISTOL BAY- 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-221345- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ170-221345- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-221345- UNALASKA BAY- 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-221345- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-221345- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 36 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ174-221345- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-221345- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-221345- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ177-221345- ADAK TO KISKA- 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ178-221345- KISKA TO ATTU- 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ179-221345- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-221345- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-221345- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-221345- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 337 PM AKST MON DEC 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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853 FZAK52 PAFC 221234 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230145- 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A BROAD 982 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 70 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 994 MB TUE NIGHT AND DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 290 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WED MORNING AT 972 MB AND MOVES TO 210 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 964 MB THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-230145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-230145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-230145- BRISTOL BAY- 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-230145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SOUTH 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-230145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW WITH RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-230145- UNALASKA BAY- 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-230145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ173-230145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ174-230145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-230145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 36 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-230145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ177-230145- ADAK TO KISKA- 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ178-230145- KISKA TO ATTU- 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ179-230145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-230145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ181-230145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-230145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 334 AM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
272 FZAK52 PAFC 230024 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-231345- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A BROAD 982 MB LOW 175 NM WEST OF SHEMYA DISSIPATES TONIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 165 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WED MORNING AT 972 MB AND TO 90 NM N OF KISKA AT 964 MB WED EVENING AND THEN REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A FRONT IN THE NORTH PACIFIC QUICKLY DEVELOPS AND MOVES INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-231345- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-231345- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-231345- BRISTOL BAY- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-231345- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-231345- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-231345- UNALASKA BAY- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-231345- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-231345- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-231345- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-231345- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-231345- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-231345- ADAK TO KISKA- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-231345- KISKA TO ATTU- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-231345- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-231345- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-231345- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-231345- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 324 PM AKST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... E 50 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
683 FZAK52 PAFC 231212 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-240130- 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA MOVES TO 240 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA AS A 961 MB THU MORNING. THIS LOW SHIFTS TO 160 NM NORTH OF ADAK AS A 967 MB LOW THU NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING 50 NM NORTH OF ATKA FRI MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT PUSHES INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON AND DRIVES TO THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA BY FRI MORNING. A 968 MB LOW AT 410 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU AFTERNOON MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-240130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-240130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-240130- BRISTOL BAY- 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-240130- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-240130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-240130- UNALASKA BAY- 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-240130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-240130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-240130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-240130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-240130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-240130- ADAK TO KISKA- 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ178-240130- KISKA TO ATTU- 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ179-240130- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-240130- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-240130- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-240130- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 312 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
186 FZAK52 PAFC 240020 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-241300- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW AT 180 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 970 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES. A 977 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 370 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU MORNING THEN TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 957 MB THU EVENING THEN TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY AT 950 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-241300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-241300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-241300- BRISTOL BAY- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-241300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E 50 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-241300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-241300- UNALASKA BAY- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-241300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF DUTCH HARBOR...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-241300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-241300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING T0 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-241300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT FROM ATKA E THROUGH THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON FROM ATKA E...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-241300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM ATKA E. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ177-241300- ADAK TO KISKA- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ178-241300- KISKA TO ATTU- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT EXCEPT 40 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT EXCEPT 40 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SHEMYA...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ179-241300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-241300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-241300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-241300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 320 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT S OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. S OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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 21, 4:40 AM AKST, 10 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 4:40 AM AKST, 10 hours 57 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
440 AM AKST MON DEC 21 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A DECAYING UPPER LOW PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF THIS
MORNING...WITH A MUCH MORE WIDESPREAD UPPER TROUGH OVER KAMCHATKA
AND MOST OF THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS. A SMALL RIDGE REMAINS OVER
THE AKPEN AND SE AK. A NEARLY ZONAL MID LATITUDE TRANSPACIFIC JET
PERSISTS FROM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. AT
THE SURFACE...A LOW IS OFF THE SOUTHEAST AK COAST...PART OF A
LARGER TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. AN ELONGATED LOW
STRETCHES FROM THE NORTHWEST BERING TO UNIMAK PASS. A FRONT
EXTENDS FROM THE CENTRAL BERING SOUTHEAST INTO THE PACIFIC. A WEAK
SURFACE RIDGE PERSISTS OVER THE AKPEN. STORM AND GALE FORCE WINDS
ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING FRONT. RESIDUAL MOISTURE FROM A
PREVIOUS LOW CONTINUE TO SPREAD LOW CLOUDS...FOG..AND SNOW SHOWERS
OVER SW AK.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT THE TRANSPACIFIC JET WILL BEGIN TO
BUCKLE OUT WEST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL BE
REFLECTED BY A BETTER HANDLING OF THE ELONGATED BERING LOW...WHICH
BY THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONSOLIDATE INTO SEPARATE CENTERS...ONE
OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND THE OTHER JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND.
THE LATTER WILL RACE TO HAIDA GWAI AND BEYOND TUE NIGHT INTO WED.
THE JET BUCKLE WILL CAUSE THE WESTERN CENTER TO SPIN UNTIL IT
MERGES WITH A NEW NORTH PACIFIC LOW AIMED AT AMCHITKA TUE NIGHT
INTO WED. ALTHOUGH THE GFS AND EC SOLUTIONS HAVE BECOME VERY
SIMILAR...THE FORECAST UTILIZED THE GFS FOR BETTER DETAIL.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE WEAK UPPER TROUGH THAT IS JUST NORTH OF KODIAK WILL SLOWLY
DRIFT NORTHEAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS TROUGH WILL EXIT
INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THOUGH SOME
RESIDUAL "TROUGHINESS" WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THIS
TROUGH WILL BRING SOME SHOWERS TO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...BUT IN
GENERAL THE WEATHER WILL BE FAIRLY QUIET. ON TUESDAY NIGHT THE
OFFSHORE SURFACE GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE...AND THIS WILL
LEAD TO INCREASING WINDS THROUGH THE FAVORED TERRAIN GAPS.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE DOMINANT FEATURE OVER THE MAINLAND FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
WILL BE FOG AND LOW CLOUDS LINGERING BEHIND THE DECAYING LOW
PRESSURE ALOFT. LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND SLACKENING WINDS
HAVE PROMOTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRATUS AND FOG. GIVEN TODAY IS
WINTER SOLSTICE AND A STEEP SURFACE BASED INVERSION IS IN
PLACE (12.21.00Z/12Z PABE SOUNDING) IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ABLE
TO MIX OUT VERY FAST OR AT ALL. THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO IS THAT
VISIBILITY IMPROVES DURING THE DAY BUT LOW STRATUS HANGS AROUND
AND THICKENS AGAIN OVERNIGHT. CAVEATS TO SAID FORECAST...HIGH
CLOUDS STREAMING OFF THE STALLING BERING SEA FRONT...WHILE
LIMITING DAYTIME MIXING....COULD PREVENT RADIATIONAL COOLING
TONIGHT AND INHIBIT STRATUS BUILD-DOWN. ALSO...THE WEAK OFFSHORE
GRADIENT WILL BRING IN SLIGHTLY DRIER SURFACE AIR FROM THE
INTERIOR. THE CLOUD FORECAST WILL ALSO AFFECT THE SURFACE
TEMPERATURE FORECAST...A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS OFF THE SURFACE WILL
SETTLE IN...HOWEVER LINGERING LOW CLOUDS WILL PREVENT TEMPERATURES
FROM FALLING OFF TOO MUCH. ALL THESE THINGS TAKEN INTO
CONSIDERATION...CLOUDY WITH OVERNIGHT/MORNING FOG AND VERY LIGHT
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS WITH
SLOWLY DECREASING TEMPERATURES DAILY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
AN ELONGATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY/SURFACE TROUGH STRETCHES ACROSS THE
BERING SEA THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE IN
THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE FRONT...WHILE A CONVECTIVE SHOWERY
REGIME SETS UP ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN BERING IN WESTERLY COLD
ADVECTION. THAT AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT IS UNSTABLE ENOUGH FOR
SOME ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES. THIS REGIME WILL STICK AROUND FOR
THE NEXT TWO DAYS BEFORE YET ANOTHER CYCLONE COMES IN FROM THE
NORTH PACIFIC.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
WHILE THERE IS GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT IN THE IDEA OF A STRONG LOW
LIFTING NORTH ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS OUT NEAR KISKA ISLAND AROUND
WEDNESDAY...THERE IS HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT DISAGREEMENT IN THE BOTH
THE TIMING AND THE DISTANCE NORTH THE LOW MAKES IT UP INTO THE
BERING. THE COMPLEXITIES APPEAR TO BE ARISING FROM AN INTERESTING
BUCKLING IN THE JET STREAM AROUND A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
EMBEDDED IN THE BROADER AND RATHER STRONG WESTERLY JET STREAM TO
THE SOUTH. A STRONG JET STREAK ON THE UPSTREAM SIDE OF THE RIDGE
BECOMES ORIENTED SOUTH TO NORTH BETWEEN 40 AND 50N ALONG 180 EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. IT IS THIS JET STREAK THAT PROPELS THE RAPIDLY
DEEPENING SURFACE LOW UP NORTH INTO THE BERING. THE QUESTION IS
HOW FAR NORTH THE LOW WILL MAKE IT BEFORE THE RIDGE BUCKLES AND
AMPLIFIES ENOUGH TO BE UNDERCUT THE LARGER JET COMING IN FROM THE
WEST BETWEEN 35 AND 40N AND THE ENTIRE FEATURE IS SWEPT OFF TO
THE EAST. BASED ON THE POSITION OF THE JET STREAK...WHICH IS
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE CONSISTENT BETWEEN THE VARIOUS MODELS THAN THE
SURFACE FEATURES...IT LOOKS LIKE THE SURFACE LOW SHOULD MAKE IT
NORTH TO AROUND 54N WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE PUSHES OFF TO THE EAST
SOUTHEAST AS IT FILLS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
MEANWHILE FURTHER TO THE EAST COLD AIR BUILDS OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA THROUGH MIDWEEK AS A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW CROSSES THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. AN ASSOCIATED SHORTWAVE TROUGH
ROTATES ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AND OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
MORNING. ASIDE FROM SOME ISOLATED TO POSSIBLY SCATTERED MOUNTAIN
SHOWERS THE MAIN IMPACT OF THE TROUGH WILL BE TO PUSH MORE COLD
INTERIOR AIR INTO THE AREA AND FURTHER STRENGTHEN OFFSHORE GAP
WINDS.
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW COMING IN FROM THE WEST WILL REACH THE WESTERN
TIP OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AROUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE
ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM STRETCHING FROM BRISTOL BAY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA...KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHERN TIP OF
THE KENAI PENINSULA AND INTO THE GULF. AS WITH THE MIDWEEK SYSTEM
THERE IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY OF REGARDING HOW FAR NORTH
THIS SYSTEM WILL MAKE IT. CURRENTLY THINKING THAT IT WILL BRUSH
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BUT THE COMBINATION OF THE OFFSHORE FLOW
AND THE FRONT SHEARING APART AS IT GETS MORE DISTANT FROM THE LOW
WILL KEEP THE MOISTURE FROM MAKING IT VERY FAR INLAND.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 181 185
STORM 155
GALES 132 150 165 170 172 173 178 179 191 180 181 185 352
412 413 414
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...ML
LONG TERM...JRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 3:13 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:13 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:37 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:37 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:16 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:16 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:16 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:16 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:33 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:33 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 22, 3:34 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:34 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:34 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:48 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr |
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