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Gale Warning 931, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 25, 2015, 3:13 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 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 25, 2015, 3:13 PM AKST (00:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2015, 3:08 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
258 FZAK52 PAFC 260013 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 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. PKZ199-261245- 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 954 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WEAKENS TO 974 MB SAT AFTERNOON NEAR NELSON LAGOON AND THEN DISSIPATES OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA SAT NIGHT. A 983 MB LOW FORMS EARLY SAT MORNING 300 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AND INTENSIFIES TO 968 MB SAT NIGHT 85 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 975 MB SUN AFTERNOON 175 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. $$ PKZ150-261245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM CHIRIKOF ISLAND N. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-261245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-261245- BRISTOL BAY- 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-261245- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-261245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-261245- UNALASKA BAY- 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-261245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM DUTCH HARBOR E...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ173-261245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-261245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-261245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-261245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-261245- ADAK TO KISKA- 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-261245- KISKA TO ATTU- 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-261245- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-261245- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ181-261245- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-261245- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND N. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
10 follow-up statements
226 FZAK52 PAFC 261238 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 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. PKZ199-270145- 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 MB LOW 160 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY MOVES 110 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN AT 977 MB SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATES SUN MORNING IN BRISTOL BAY. A 981 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES 130 NM WEST OF ADAK AS A 968 MB LOW THEN SHIFTS TO 145 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY AS A 974 MB LOW MON MORNING. A 974 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU SUN MORNING COMBINES WITH A SECOND LOW AND MOVES TO 70 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AS A 961 MB LOW BY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-270145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT...EXCEPT 14 FT NEAR THE COAST. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR THE COAST. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR THE COAST. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ155-270145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-270145- BRISTOL BAY- 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-270145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-270145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-270145- UNALASKA BAY- 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-270145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ173-270145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-270145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-270145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-270145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-270145- ADAK TO KISKA- 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-270145- KISKA TO ATTU- 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. S OF SHEMYA...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-270145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-270145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ181-270145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-270145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 338 AM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT...NE 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
801 FZAK52 PAFC 270000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 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. PKZ199-271300- 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 70 NM NORTHWEST OF NELSON LAGOON DISSIPATES TONIGHT. A 970 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA WEAKENS TO 968 MB SUN MORNING NEAR ADAK AND THEN MERGES INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SUN NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW DEEPENS TO 967 MB SUN EVENING 275 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AND THEN MERGES INTO A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING ON MON. $$ PKZ150-271300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-271300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT 15 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-271300- BRISTOL BAY- 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-271300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-271300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-271300- UNALASKA BAY- 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN THE EVENING BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-271300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM DUTCH HARBOR E...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ173-271300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-271300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 33 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-271300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-271300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-271300- ADAK TO KISKA- 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-271300- KISKA TO ATTU- 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF SHEMYA. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT N OF SHEMYA. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT DIMINISHING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-271300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-271300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ181-271300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-271300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 300 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
722 FZAK52 PAFC 271253 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 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. PKZ199-280145- 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW OVER ADAK MOVES TO KUSKOKWIM BAY MON MORNING THEN ONSHORE. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT TRACKS FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A 979 MB LOW 430 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU MOVES 220 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AS A 961 MB LOW TUE MORNING THEN SHIFTS 175 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL ISLAND AS A 970 MB LOW TUE AFTERNOON. A 979 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT SUN MORNING DISSIPATES SUN NIGHT OVER BRISTOL BAY. $$ PKZ150-280145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. FROM CHIRIKOF ISLAND W...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT NEAR THE COAST. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ155-280145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. .MON...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-280145- BRISTOL BAY- 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-280145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. E OF PORT MOLLER...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-280145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-280145- UNALASKA BAY- 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-280145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT SUBSIDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ173-280145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-280145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-280145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-280145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-280145- ADAK TO KISKA- 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-280145- KISKA TO ATTU- 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-280145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-280145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ181-280145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-280145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 353 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
913 FZAK52 PAFC 280009 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 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. PKZ199-281245- 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 60 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL BE A 956 MB LOW 120NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL TUE MORNING THEN WEAKEN TO 963 MB 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL TUE EVENING. A 987 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL INTENSIFY TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR PORT HEIDEN SUN EVENING THEN MOVES TO 60 NM NORTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-281245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-281245- BRISTOL BAY- 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-281245- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT W OF PORT MOLLER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-281245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-281245- UNALASKA BAY- 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISH TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-281245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ173-281245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-281245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-281245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-281245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ177-281245- ADAK TO KISKA- 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ178-281245- KISKA TO ATTU- 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-281245- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-281245- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-281245- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-281245- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 309 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
638 FZAK52 PAFC 281210 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 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. PKZ199-290045- 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 959 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT GEORGE AT 959 MB LATE MON NIGHT...THEN WEAKENS TO A BROAD AND COMPLEX 965 MB LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING LATE TUE NIGHT. A STRENGTHENING 971 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK TUE AFTERNOON MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALASKA PENINSULA AT 961 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-290045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-290045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-290045- BRISTOL BAY- 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-290045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-290045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-290045- UNALASKA BAY- 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-290045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ173-290045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-290045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-290045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-290045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ177-290045- ADAK TO KISKA- 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING W 40 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ178-290045- KISKA TO ATTU- 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-290045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-290045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-290045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-290045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 310 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
549 FZAK52 PAFC 290006 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 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. PKZ199-291315- 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 958 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF ADAK WILL BECOME A BROAD 970 MB LOW CENTERED 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WED AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 974 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN TO 60 NM NORTH OF MEKORYUK AT 960 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-291315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-291315- BRISTOL BAY- 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-291315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-291315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-291315- UNALASKA BAY- 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-291315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-291315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-291315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-291315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-291315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-291315- ADAK TO KISKA- 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-291315- KISKA TO ATTU- 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-291315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-291315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-291315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-291315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 306 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NE 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
681 FZAK52 PAFC 290625 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 UPDATED ZONE 165 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. PKZ199-291915- 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 958 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF ADAK WILL BECOME A BROAD 970 MB LOW CENTERED 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WED AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 974 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN TO 60 NM NORTH OF MEKORYUK AT 960 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291915- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-291915- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-291915- BRISTOL BAY- 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-291915- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-291915- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-291915- UNALASKA BAY- 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-291915- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-291915- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-291915- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-291915- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-291915- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-291915- ADAK TO KISKA- 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-291915- KISKA TO ATTU- 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-291915- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-291915- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-291915- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-291915- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 925 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NE 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
386 FZAK52 PAFC 290649 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 UPDATED ZONES 155 171 172 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. PKZ199-291930- 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 958 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF ADAK WILL BECOME A BROAD 970 MB LOW CENTERED 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WED AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 974 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN TO 60 NM NORTH OF MEKORYUK AT 960 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291930- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-291930- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IN THE EVENING. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-291930- BRISTOL BAY- 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-291930- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-291930- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-291930- UNALASKA BAY- 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-291930- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-291930- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-291930- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-291930- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-291930- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-291930- ADAK TO KISKA- 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-291930- KISKA TO ATTU- 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-291930- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-291930- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-291930- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-291930- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 949 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NE 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
878 FZAK52 PAFC 290839 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 UPDATED ZONE 170 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. PKZ199-292115- 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 958 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF ADAK WILL BECOME A BROAD 970 MB LOW CENTERED 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WED AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 974 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN TO 60 NM NORTH OF MEKORYUK AT 960 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-292115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-292115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IN THE EVENING. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-292115- BRISTOL BAY- 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-292115- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-292115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-292115- UNALASKA BAY- 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-292115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-292115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-292115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-292115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-292115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-292115- ADAK TO KISKA- 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-292115- KISKA TO ATTU- 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-292115- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-292115- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-292115- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-292115- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 1139 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NE 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
640 FZAK52 PAFC 291208 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 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. PKZ199-300045- 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 958 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT GEORGE MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 963 MB LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN BECOMES ABSORBED BY WED AFTERNOON. A 960 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT TUE AFTERNOON MOVES TO 50 NM WEST OF PORT HEIDEN AT 950 MB LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN BECOMES A BROAD LOW AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 969 MB LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 33 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-300045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 50 KT EARLY BECOMING SE 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-300045- BRISTOL BAY- 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT DEVELOPING BY LATE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO S 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-300045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 45 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-300045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-300045- UNALASKA BAY- 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-300045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-300045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-300045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-300045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-300045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-300045- ADAK TO KISKA- 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-300045- KISKA TO ATTU- 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF SHEMYA. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-300045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING S 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EARLY INCREASING TO SW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-300045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT EARLY BECOMING SW 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-300045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-300045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 308 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 25, 5:56 AM AKST, 9 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 5:56 AM AKST, 9 hours 17 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
556 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A VERY DYNAMIC AND IMPRESSIVE HIGHLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN IS IN PLACE
ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...HIGHLIGHTED BY A DEEPENING
STORM-FORCE BENT-BACK OCCLUSION JUST SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALASKA
PENINSULA. A SECONDARY STORM FORCE LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING IS
IN THE PROCESS OF WEAKENING...BUT IT IS STILL BRINGING HURRICANE
FORCE GUSTS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS IT ADVECTS A REGION OF
ARCTIC AIR INTO THAT AREA...ENHANCING VERTICAL TURBULENT MIXING.
THE DEEPENING LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS TAPPING
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE FROM 30N...WITH THE ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT
BEING ENHANCED BY STRONG AGEOSTROPHIC VERTICAL MOTIONS IN THE
NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED 150 KT PACIFIC JET STREAM. THE MASSIVE
PLUME OF WARM AIR ADVECTION CAN BE SEEN ON SATELLITE IMAGERY WITH
AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF VERY HIGH CIRRUS CLOUD TOPS SPREADING ACROSS
WESTERN AND SOUTHERN ALASKA THIS MORNING...ALSO BEING ENHANCED BY
A VIGOROUS VERTICALLY PROPAGATING MOUNTAIN WAVE ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...SHORTWAVE RIDGING AHEAD OF THE
BERING/PACIFIC FRONT IS KEEPING RATHER QUIET CONDITIONS
INLAND...WITH WEAK OUTFLOW GAP WINDS ALONG THE COAST.
WITH THE SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA TIGHTENING AND
MOVING NORTH INTO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE EASTERN BERING...THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE POWERFUL EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. WIND GUSTS HAVE
ALREADY REACHED NEAR HURRICANE FORCE ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA
AND ACROSS COASTAL PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY.
WITH TIME...THE DEEP LOW WILL RAPIDLY OCCLUDE IN THE SOUTHEAST
BERING SEA...WITH THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MAKING RAPID PROGRESS
EASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF AND KENAI PENINSULA BY FRIDAY.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE SUITE OF DYNAMICAL NUMERICAL GUIDANCES ARE IN VERY GOOD
AGREEMENT AS A WHOLE WITH BOTH THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...AND THE POWERFUL LOW CURRENTLY DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA. THERE REMAINS SOME SMALL DISCREPANCIES WITH THE
EXACT NORTHWARD TRACK OF THE LOW INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN
BERING...BUT THE IMPACTS ARE RATHER MINIMAL. THE ONE DISCREPANCY
IS WITH RESPECT TO PRECIPITATION ACROSS PARTS OF KACHEMAK
BAY...WITH WETTER MODELS SUCH AS THE GFS AND NAM SUGGESTING THE
POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HEAVIER SNOW NEAR THERE TODAY AND THIS
EVENING AS THE OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES IN. GIVEN THE PATTERN...THERE
IS POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST A QUICK BURST OF LOCALIZED SNOWFALL SO
THESE MODELS WERE UTILIZED. OTHERWISE...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS
HIGH ON BOTH THE BERING SIDE AND MAINLAND SIDE WITH THIS DEEP LOW
AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE EXTREMELY STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WITH ASSOCIATED UPWARD
VERTICAL MOTION ALONG WITH A STORM FORCE OCCLUDED FRONT WILL LIFT
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF TODAY BRING SEVERE WEATHER TO THE GULF
COASTAL WATERS...KODIAK ISLAND...PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...AND PORTIONS
OF THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. BASED ON OBSERVATIONS
OVERNIGHT AND THE VERY IMPRESSIVE NATURE OF THE STORM AS
INDICATED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY...HAVE GENERALLY TRENDED TOWARD
STRONGER WINDS AND HEAVIER PRECIPITATION FOR THESE AREAS. THE
FRONT WILL INITIALLY MOVE FAIRLY QUICKLY NORTHWARD...BUT WILL THEN
RAPIDLY SLOW ITS MOTION AND ELONGATE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
TONIGHT AS UPPER FLOW WEAKENS AND BECOMES PARALLEL TO THE FRONT.
THIS WILL LEAD TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW FOR INLAND
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ZONE...INCLUDING
GIRDWOOD AND MUCH OF THE SEWARD HIGHWAY CORRIDOR. STRONG EASTERLY
WINDS WILL WARM TEMPS UP ALONG THE COAST AND INTO PORTAGE VALLEY
AND THE VERY EASTERN PORTION OF TURNAGAIN ARM...BUT THE INTENSITY
OF THE PRECIP WILL DELAY THE CHANGE-OVER TO RAIN.
MEANWHILE...A SOUTHEASTERLY UPPER LEVEL JET STREAK WILL MOVE RIGHT
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA. DESPITE THE VERY STRONG CROSS
BARRIER FLOW THE JET DYNAMICS WILL PRODUCE PRECIPITATION...WHICH
WILL START AS SNOW THIS MORNING. EXPECT TEMPS TO WARM UP AND
CHANGE PRECIP TO RAIN...BUT THERE LIKELY WILL BE AT LEAST A BRIEF
PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW...ESPECIALLY FOR THE HOMER BLUFF AND OTHER
HILLS TO THE NORTH. THEREFORE...HAVE UPPED SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THESE
AREAS.
WITH THE FRONT WEAKENING ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST/PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND TONIGHT AND THE LOSS OF THE STRONG UPPER JET DYNAMICS EXPECT
LITTLE PRECIP INLAND. THERE WILL BE SOME AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR
FLURRIES BUT LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. A MORE
UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT. A STEADY STREAM
OF UPPER WAVES FOLLOWED BY THE REMNANTS OF THE BERING SEA LOW
WILL PROVIDE NEARLY CONTINUOUS SHOWERS FOR KODIAK AND THE GULF
COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. INLAND AREAS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY DRY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WITH THE STRONG LOW CROSSING THE
AKPEN LATER TODAY INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL TRACK A FRONT
INTO THE SOUTHWEST REGION THIS MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGH
WINDS ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COASTLINE
NORTH OF KIPNUK WILL HAVE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS THIS MORNING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS. THEREFORE...A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG WIND AND BLOWING SNOW HAS BEEN
ISSUED TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. IF VISIBILITY REMAINS SEVERELY
RESTRICTED ALONG THE COAST...THE ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED
TO A BLIZZARD WARNING LATER THIS MORNING. BY SATURDAY THE
SOUTHWEST WILL REMAIN UNDER WEAKER EASTERLY FLOW WITH A SHOWERY
WEATHER REGIME THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT CROSSES THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING BRINGING WARMER TEMPERATURES
ACCOMPANIED BY A LARGE SWATH OF MOISTURE SPILLING OVER INTO THE
EASTERN BERING SEA. THIS WILL BRING UPPER END STORM FORCE WINDS
TO BRISTOL BAY EXTENDING INTO THE KUSKOKWIM BAY TODAY. THIS
SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN AS IT BEGINS TO CROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON
SATURDAY NEAR PORT MOLLER. HIGH WINDS THAT GUSTED OVER 100 MPH AT
ADAK OVERNIGHT WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATE MORNING
HOURS. THERE WILL BE COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THE CENTRAL/WESTERN
BERING SEA EXTENDING INTO THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL CHAIN DUE TO THE
COLD AIR ADVECTION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW. THESE
WINDS WILL WEAKEN BELOW HIGH WIND THRESHOLDS AS THE SYSTEM MOVES
FARTHER EAST AND WEAKENS THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. THE BERING
WILL HAVE A SHOWERY WEATHER REGIME THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE
WINDS SHIFT TO MORE NORTHEASTERLY FLOW.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
AN ACTIVE PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK WITH
MULTIPLE LOWS COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH BRINGING WARMER CONDITIONS
TO THE STATE...EXCEPT ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOWS IN THE WESTERN
AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WHERE TEMPERATURES MAY BE JUST COLD ENOUGH
FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWS AS EARLY AS SATURDAY NIGHT. OVER THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE AT
OR ABOVE NORMALS FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. WITH THE MULTIPLE LOWS
MOVING INTO THE AREA THERE IS DISAGREEMENT AMONGST THE MODELS ON
HOW THEY TRACK THROUGH THE AREA AND HOW MUCH SNOW/RAIN THEY WILL
BRING. BECAUSE OF THIS THE ENSEMBLE MEANS WERE USED. THEY ARE MUCH
CLOSER TOGETHER THAN THE OPERATIONAL RUNS WITH THE LOW CENTERS SO
EVEN THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS LOW FOR SOME TIMING ISSUES WITH THE
LOWS...THERE IS HIGHER CONFIDENCE IN THE CONTINUING ACTIVE
PATTERN.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING...125
HIGH WIND WARNING...161 187
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...155.
MARINE...GALES...125 127 129 140 141 170 171 178 179 185
STORMS...119 120 130-132 136-139 150 155 160 165 172-177 180 181
HVY FRZG SPRY...127 140 181 185
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JA
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SEB
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PD
LONG TERM...DK/CCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 3:13 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 25, 3:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Dec 25, 3:22 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Dec 25, 3:22 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:14 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:14 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:38 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 26, 3:38 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:38 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:38 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days |
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