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Storm Warning 183, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 11, 2015

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 11, 2015, 3:56 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 11, 2015, 3:56 AM AKST (12:56 UTC)
Expired
Dec 12, 2015, 3:45 AM AKST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

427 
FZAK52 PAFC 111256
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 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.

PKZ199-120215-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEAK FRONT THE WESTERN BERING MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BY
THIS AFTERNOON. A 959 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA TONIGHT MOVES
TO 325 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 930 MB SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-120215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.

$$

PKZ155-120215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 37 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ160-120215-
BRISTOL BAY-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ165-120215-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ170-120215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 38 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ171-120215-
UNALASKA BAY-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-120215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 46 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ173-120215-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 37 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 42 FT.
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ174-120215-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 49 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 53 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ175-120215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 70 KT. SEAS 33 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 38 FT.
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ176-120215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 70 KT. SEAS 57 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 56 FT.
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ177-120215-
ADAK TO KISKA-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 33 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 70 KT. SEAS 47 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS 44 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ178-120215-
KISKA TO ATTU-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 37 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS 37 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ179-120215-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 37 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ180-120215-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ181-120215-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT.
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ185-120215-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING
TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 29 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$
2 follow-up statements
480 
FZAK52 PAFC 111256 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 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.

PKZ199-120215-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEAK FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL
BERING BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 959 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA
TONIGHT MOVES TO 325 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 930 MB SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-120215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.

$$

PKZ155-120215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 37 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ160-120215-
BRISTOL BAY-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ165-120215-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ170-120215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 38 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ171-120215-
UNALASKA BAY-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-120215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 46 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ173-120215-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 37 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 42 FT.
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ174-120215-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 49 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 53 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ175-120215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 70 KT. SEAS 33 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 38 FT.
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ176-120215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 70 KT. SEAS 57 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 56 FT.
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ177-120215-
ADAK TO KISKA-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 33 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 70 KT. SEAS 47 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS 44 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ178-120215-
KISKA TO ATTU-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 37 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS 37 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ179-120215-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 37 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ180-120215-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ181-120215-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT.
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ185-120215-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
356 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING
TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 29 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$
105 
FZAK52 PAFC 112357
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 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.

PKZ199-121245-
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING DISSIPATES SAT MORNING. ANOTHER
FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH SAT
MORNING...THEN GETS ABSORBED. A 959 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA LATE
FRI NIGHT MOVES TO 250 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 928 MB LATE SAT
NIGHT...THEN TO 125 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 936 MB SUN
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-121245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ155-121245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S
35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN WITH SNOW.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 34 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ160-121245-
BRISTOL BAY-
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ165-121245-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER
E...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ170-121245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO SW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 41 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 41 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ171-121245-
UNALASKA BAY-
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ172-121245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 40 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ173-121245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 65 KT. GUSTS TO 85 KT. SEAS 27 FT BUILDING TO
40 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 70 KT. SEAS 44 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 42 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ174-121245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. SNOW.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 32 FT BUILDING TO 47 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 47 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 40 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ175-121245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 75 KT. GUSTS TO 90 KT. SEAS 31 FT BUILDING TO
38 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 70 KT. SEAS 43 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 37 FT.
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ176-121245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT
BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 70 KT. GUSTS TO 85 KT. SEAS 52 FT. RAIN WITH
SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS 48 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT.
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ177-121245-
ADAK TO KISKA-
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 34 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 80 KT DIMINISHING TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 90 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 29 FT BUILDING TO 42 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 47 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS 42 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT.
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ178-121245-
KISKA TO ATTU-
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 70 KT. SEAS 38 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 34 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ179-121245-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 40 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 34 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ180-121245-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ181-121245-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT.
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ185-121245-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
257 PM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 35 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND.
.SAT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT
BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.SAT NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING
TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 60
KT. SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Dec 10, 4:28 PM AKST, 11 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 4:28 PM AKST, 11 hours 28 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
428 PM AKST THU DEC 10 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE WEATHER REMAINS RELATIVELY QUIET THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS MUCH OF MAINLAND SOUTHCENTRAL. THE ONLY REALLY ACTIVE
WEATHER IS OCCURRING NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AS A LOW THAT HAS BEEN
MEANDERING OFF THE COAST FOR THE PAST COUPLE DAYS CONTINUES TO
BRING RAIN TO THE AREA. THE MAIN WEATHER STORY FOR THE ANCHORAGE
AREA CONTINUES TO BE THE PERSISTENT INVERSION THAT HAS BEEN
PRESENT SINCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON THE ANCHORAGE SOUNDING.
CONTINUED WARMING OF THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE HAS
ALLOWED SOME STATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS EAST OF ANCHORAGE TO GET
ABOVE FREEZING. WHERE THE SPOTTY PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN ABLE TO
TRAVERSE THE MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS HOMER...BRIEF FREEZING RAIN HAS
BEEN REPORTED.

SOUTHWEST...DRY CONDITIONS ALSO PERSIST OVER MUCH OF SOUTHWEST
ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL. WEAK SURFACE RIDGING HAS HELPED
DRAW COLD AIR A GOOD WAY DOWN THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH FREQUENT
SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES BEING REPORTED AWAY FROM THE COAST AND
SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS NEAR THE COAST. BOTH KING SALMON AND
BETHELS 12Z SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT IN A SIMILAR MANNER AS
SOUTHCENTRAL... THE COLD AIR IS VERY SHALLOW AS TEMPERATURES NEAR
THE FREEZING MARK 2000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN BOTH SOUNDINGS.
THE ONE EXCEPTION TO THE DRY WEATHER RULE HAS BEEN CAPE NEWENHAM
WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTING NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN A NARROW
AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH A NEARLY STATIONARY
LOW CENTERED OFF THE COAST. THIS LOW IS IN AN AREA OF UPPER-LEVEL
DIFFLUENCE AHEAD OF A WEAK UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH...WHICH IS KEEPING
THE LOW INVIGORATED.

BERING...MANY AREAS OF THE BERING ARE WAITING WITH BAITED BREATH
IN THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM. CURRENTLY...SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY IS
PERSISTING OVER THE EASTERN BERING...MOVING AROUND THE WEST SIDE
OF THE LOW OFF THE COAST OF CAPE NEWENHAM. BROAD...WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE IS IN PLACE OVER MUCH OF THE WESTERN BERING...WITH
RELATIVELY LITTLE ACTIVE WEATHER OCCURRING PRESENTLY. A STORM
CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER HONSHU ISLAND IN JAPAN WILL BE THE NEXT
BIG WEATHER MAKER OVER THE ENTIRE BERING THIS WEEKEND.&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION(THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON)...
OUT WEST...MODELS OVERALL ARE ADEQUATELY HANDLING THE WEAKENING
LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. MODEL CONSENSUS IS BETTER ON THE
12Z MODEL RUNS WITH THE MAIN LOW FEATURE TO IMPACT THE BERING
SEA/ALEUTIANS AND SW ALASKA THIS WEEKEND. THE 12Z GFS OVERALL IS
THE PREFERRED SOLUTION WITH THIS DEVELOPING LOW.

IN THE EAST...MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT ACROSS THE
GULF. SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES DO EXIST IN THE PRESSURE FIELDS WITH
THE PLACEMENT OF MESOSCALE FEATURES ACROSS THE KENAI PEN AND COOK
INLET REGION. OVERALL WILL LEAN TOWARD A GFS/ECMWF BLEND FOR THE
MAIN FEATURES. WILL ALSO INCORPORATE A LITTLE NAM TO CAPTURE THE
FINER SCALE FEATURES. NOTE...THE MODELS MAY BE UNDER DOING THE
QPF FIELDS FRI NIGHT/SAT MORNING AND RESULTING SNOWFALL POTENTIAL
ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE LOW IN THE GULF CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS TOWARDS THE
BARREN ISLANDS BUT IS STILL BRINGING IN SOME LIGHT SHOWERS TO THE
GULF COAST. ON FRIDAY A TROUGH WILL PUSH IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST
FROM A LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING THAT WILL BRING IN ANOTHER PUSH
OF MOISTURE TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL. THERE WILL ALSO BE COLD AIR
ADVECTION WITH THIS PUSH THAT WILL AID IN SNOW DEVELOPMENT. THE
MOST CHALLENGING PART OF THE FORECAST IS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AN
EASTERLY PUSH OVER THE ANCHORAGE AREA. THERE IS DISAGREEMENT
AMONGST THE GUIDANCE AS TO HOW STRONG THE EASTERLY PUSH WOULD BE
BUT IT BRINGS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR CONVERGENCE OVER THE
ANCHORAGE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. IF THIS BANDING HAPPENS HEAVIER
SNOWFALL COULD OCCUR...BUT CONFIDENCE IS CURRENTLY LOW FOR THIS
SOLUTION. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL ENOUGH OF A PUSH FROM THE
TROUGH FOR SNOW TO MAKE IT INTO ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA
VALLEY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
SNOW IS RETURNING TO THE MAINLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A
COUPLE DISTURBANCES ALOFT COMBINE OVER THE BRISTOL BAY AREA. A
BAND OF SNOW WILL SETUP EAST OF DILLINGHAM TONIGHT...SLOWLY
PUSHING EASTWARD THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO FRIDAY. LIGHT
SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TONIGHT BUT
ACCUMULATION IS NOT EXPECTED. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND
TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE SLIGHTLY WITH THE INCOMING
PRECIPITATION. FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM
WILL LINGER OVERHEAD KEEPING THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS IN THE
FORECAST BEFORE DRYING OUT ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOMPASS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
BERING SEA WITH NORTHERLY WINDS. THESE SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY PUSH
EASTWARD THROUGH SATURDAY WHILE WEAKENING. LATE TOMORROW NIGHT A
VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS. THE INITIAL FRONT WILL BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW AS
WELL AS SOLID STORM FORCE WINDS.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL START TO TAKE SHAPE OVER THE AREA
AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH THE MAIN FEATURE BEING A STRONG
FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEPENING NORTH PACIFIC LOW
ENTERING THE BERING SEA SATURDAY. AS THIS SYSTEM SPREADS VERY
WINDY AND WET CONDITIONS NORTH AND EASTWARD THROUGH THE BERING AND
ALEUTIANS OVER THE WEEKEND...THE MORE CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS
OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL WRAP UP BY SUNDAY MORNING AS THE
FRONT STARTS TO PUSH IN OVER THE AREA. AS THE LOW CENTER TRACKS
INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND PROGRESSES NORTHWARD...WE EXPECT THE
STRONGEST WINDS TO REMAIN ON THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN FLANK OF THE
SYSTEM WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF COLD AIR ADVECTION HELPING TO MIX
GUSTIER WINDS DOWN FROM ALOFT. THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALONG THE
SOUTHERN FLANK OF THE SYSTEM HAVE RAISED SOME CONCERN FOR COASTAL
FLOODING ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST FOR THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. CURRENTLY WE ARE EXPECTING MINIMAL IMPACTS
TO THE COASTAL AREAS WITH MINIMAL AMOUNTS OF ICE PILING UP...
HOWEVER THIS IS SOMETHING WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AS THE
SYSTEM EVOLVES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS
BEGINNING TO RISE AS MODELS ARE STARTING TO COME INTO BETTER
AGREEMENT WITH THE STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM...HOWEVER...THE MODELS
ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM. THE GFS
IS NOW SHOWING A MORE EASTERLY SOLUTION WHEN IT HAS BEEN SHOWING
THE FURTHEST WEST SOLUTION FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS....AND THE EC DID
THE POLAR OPPOSITE WITH BECOMING THE WESTERN MOST SOLUTION WHEN IT
HAD BEEN THE MORE EASTERLY SOLUTION IN PRIOR RUNS. IT IS SAFE TO
SAY THAT THE MODELS ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING OUT THE
TRACK DETAILS...LEAVING FORECAST CONFIDENCE ON THE LOWER END OF
THE SPECTRUM.

FURTHER EAST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SITUATED OVER THE GULF
BEGINS TO WEAKEN AND PUSH EASTWARD BY SUNDAY...AS A RIDGE TO THE
WEST DEVELOPS AHEAD OF A DEEPENING LOW PUSHING INTO THE BERING
SEA. SHOWERY CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL SATURDAY WILL DIMINISH
BY SUNDAY MORNING AS THE RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST...THEN MORE
STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PICK BACK UP
AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM MENTIONED ABOVE TRACKS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND OVERNIGHT SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY. AS THE FRONT PUSHES
FURTHER INLAND DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK...SHOWERY
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL AS MULTIPLE WAVES
COMING OFF THE STRONG BERING LOW WORK THEIR WAY OVER THE AREA FROM
THE SOUTHWEST.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 178
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 161 180 181 185.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...RC/JW
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DK
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...ML
LONG TERM...TP

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 11, 1:08 AM AKST, 2 hours 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
108 AM AKST FRI DEC 11 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0107 AM     SNOW             KING SALMON             58.74N 156.54W
12/11/2015  M6.0 INCH                           AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SIX INCHES NEW SNOWFALL IN LAST SEVEN HOURS. STILL
            SNOWING AT TIME OF REPORT.

&&

RDUELL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 10, 3:11 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Dec 10, 3:29 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 10, 3:29 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC23 hr
Dec 10, 3:29 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 11, 3:47 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC11 hr
Dec 11, 3:47 AM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC59 hr
Dec 11, 3:47 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC59 hr
Dec 11, 3:56 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC11 hr
Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC11 hr
Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC59 hr
Dec 11, 4:53 AM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC11 hr
Dec 11, 2:57 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC13 hr
Dec 11, 2:57 PM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC37 hr
Dec 11, 2:57 PM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC13 hr
Dec 11, 2:57 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Dec 11, 2:57 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 11, 2:57 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC13 hr
Dec 11, 2:57 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr

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Storm Warnings in Alaska, 2015Every storm warning in 2015

Sources

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