Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2015
Storm Warning 217, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 27, 2015, 3:26 AM 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 27, 2015, 3:26 AM AKST (12:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2015, 2:50 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
919 FZAK51 PAFC 271226 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280115- 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT PUSHES ONSHORE SUN AFTERNOON. A STRONGER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF SUN AFTERNOON THEN PUSH ONSHORE ACROSS COOK INLET EARLY MON AND THEN THE NORTH GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-280115- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ120-280115- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ121-280115- RESURRECTION BAY- 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280115- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-280115- PORT VALDEZ- 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-280115- VALDEZ NARROWS- 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-280115- VALDEZ ARM- 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-280115- PASSAGE CANAL- 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280115- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-280115- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ132-280115- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ136-280115- CHINIAK BAY- 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-280115- MARMOT BAY- 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-280115- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ139-280115- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-280115- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-280115- KACHEMAK BAY- 326 AM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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571 FZAK51 PAFC 280013 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-281245- 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... 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. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SUN NIGHT AND INLAND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST MON EVENING. $$ PKZ119-281245- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ120-281245- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ121-281245- RESURRECTION BAY- 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-281245- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-281245- PORT VALDEZ- 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-281245- VALDEZ NARROWS- 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-281245- VALDEZ ARM- 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281245- PASSAGE CANAL- 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281245- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING AND BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-281245- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING AND BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ132-281245- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ136-281245- CHINIAK BAY- 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-281245- MARMOT BAY- 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-281245- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-281245- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-281245- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-281245- KACHEMAK BAY- 313 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING AND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
617 FZAK51 PAFC 281235 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-290130- 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND ONSHORE MON AFTERNOON. A 959 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WED MORNING MOVES 100 NM EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 960 MB WED AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT CROSSES THE GULF ON WED. $$ PKZ119-290130- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ120-290130- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ121-290130- RESURRECTION BAY- 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-290130- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-290130- PORT VALDEZ- 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-290130- VALDEZ NARROWS- 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-290130- VALDEZ ARM- 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT DURING THE MORNING....THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-290130- PASSAGE CANAL- 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290130- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-290130- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ132-290130- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ136-290130- CHINIAK BAY- 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-290130- MARMOT BAY- 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-290130- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-290130- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-290130- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-290130- KACHEMAK BAY- 335 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
531 FZAK51 PAFC 281953 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 UPDATED 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-290415- 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND ONSHORE MON AFTERNOON. A 959 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WED MORNING MOVES 100 NM EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 960 MB WED AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT CROSSES THE GULF ON WED. $$ PKZ119-290415- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ120-290415- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ121-290415- RESURRECTION BAY- 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-290415- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-290415- PORT VALDEZ- 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-290415- VALDEZ NARROWS- 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-290415- VALDEZ ARM- 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT DURING THE MORNING.... THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-290415- PASSAGE CANAL- 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290415- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-290415- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ132-290415- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ136-290415- CHINIAK BAY- 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-290415- MARMOT BAY- 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-290415- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-290415- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-290415- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-290415- KACHEMAK BAY- 1053 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
259 FZAK51 PAFC 290003 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-291330- 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND LATER THIS EVENING. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 20 NM NORTH OF CHIGNIK AT 962 MB TUE NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY WED AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ119-291330- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ120-291330- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-291330- RESURRECTION BAY- 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-291330- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-291330- PORT VALDEZ- 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-291330- VALDEZ NARROWS- 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-291330- VALDEZ ARM- 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-291330- PASSAGE CANAL- 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291330- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-291330- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-291330- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ136-291330- CHINIAK BAY- 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-291330- MARMOT BAY- 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-291330- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-291330- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-291330- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-291330- KACHEMAK BAY- 303 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
248 FZAK51 PAFC 290832 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 UPDATED ZONES 121 125 128 139 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-292130- 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND LATER THIS EVENING. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 20 NM NORTH OF CHIGNIK AT 962 MB TUE NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY WED AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ119-292130- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ120-292130- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-292130- RESURRECTION BAY- 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-292130- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-292130- PORT VALDEZ- 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-292130- VALDEZ NARROWS- 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-292130- VALDEZ ARM- 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-292130- PASSAGE CANAL- 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-292130- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-292130- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-292130- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ136-292130- CHINIAK BAY- 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-292130- MARMOT BAY- 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-292130- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-292130- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-292130- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-292130- KACHEMAK BAY- 1132 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
363 FZAK51 PAFC 291247 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-300130- 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON...MOVES TO THE CENTRAL GULF BY LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVES ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST BY MIDDAY WED. ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-300130- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ120-300130- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-300130- RESURRECTION BAY- 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-300130- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-300130- PORT VALDEZ- 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-300130- VALDEZ NARROWS- 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-300130- VALDEZ ARM- 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-300130- PASSAGE CANAL- 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300130- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 70 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-300130- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-300130- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ136-300130- CHINIAK BAY- 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-300130- MARMOT BAY- 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-300130- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-300130- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-300130- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-300130- KACHEMAK BAY- 347 AM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
364 FZAK51 PAFC 292333 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-301300- 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON...MOVES TO THE CENTRAL GULF BY LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTH GULF COAST BY WED MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON...AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY LATE THU MORNING. $$ PKZ119-301300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ120-301300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-301300- RESURRECTION BAY- 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-301300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-301300- PORT VALDEZ- 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-301300- VALDEZ NARROWS- 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-301300- VALDEZ ARM- 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-301300- PASSAGE CANAL- 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 60 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-301300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-301300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-301300- CHINIAK BAY- 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-301300- MARMOT BAY- 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-301300- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ139-301300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-301300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-301300- KACHEMAK BAY- 233 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
051 FZAK51 PAFC 300818 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 UPDATED ZONE 121 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-302115- 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON...MOVES TO THE CENTRAL GULF BY LATE TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTH GULF COAST BY WED MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON...AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY LATE THU MORNING. $$ PKZ119-302115- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ120-302115- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-302115- RESURRECTION BAY- 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-302115- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-302115- PORT VALDEZ- 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-302115- VALDEZ NARROWS- 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-302115- VALDEZ ARM- 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-302115- PASSAGE CANAL- 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-302115- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 60 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-302115- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-302115- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-302115- CHINIAK BAY- 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-302115- MARMOT BAY- 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-302115- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ139-302115- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-302115- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-302115- KACHEMAK BAY- 1118 PM AKST TUE DEC 29 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
407 FZAK51 PAFC 301238 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-310130- 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MOVES INLAND WED MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THU AFTERNOON...AND REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATES. A THIRD FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-310130- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ120-310130- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THEN BECOMING S 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-310130- RESURRECTION BAY- 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-310130- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT THIS MORNING THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-310130- PORT VALDEZ- 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-310130- VALDEZ NARROWS- 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-310130- VALDEZ ARM- 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT THIS MORNING THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-310130- PASSAGE CANAL- 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310130- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-310130- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-310130- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-310130- CHINIAK BAY- 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-310130- MARMOT BAY- 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-310130- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ139-310130- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-310130- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO SE 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. WIND THEN DIMINISHING TO 20 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE THIS MORNING THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 FT DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-310130- KACHEMAK BAY- 338 AM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
415 FZAK51 PAFC 302350 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-311230- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL DISSIPATE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THU MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF THU AFTERNOON AND REACH THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THU NIGHT. A THIRD FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF FRI MORNING AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN GULF BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-311230- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ120-311230- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-311230- RESURRECTION BAY- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-311230- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-311230- PORT VALDEZ- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-311230- VALDEZ NARROWS- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT BY NOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-311230- VALDEZ ARM- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311230- PASSAGE CANAL- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-311230- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-311230- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-311230- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ136-311230- CHINIAK BAY- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ137-311230- MARMOT BAY- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-311230- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-311230- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-311230- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-311230- KACHEMAK BAY- 250 PM AKST WED DEC 30 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 26, 4:42 PM AKST, 10 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 4:42 PM AKST, 10 hours 44 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 442 PM AKST SAT DEC 26 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A BLOCKED WEATHER PATTERN REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN SLAMMING THE BERING FOR MUCH OF THE PAST WEEK REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY JUST WEST OF BRISTOL BAY. THE STORM...WHICH BECAME VERTICALLY STACKED LAST WEEK IS KEEPING THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF COLD AIR ALSO RELATIVELY STATIONARY. THIS BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS KEEPING MOST OF THE JET ENERGY SOUTH OF THE AREA ACROSS THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. HOWEVER...NUMEROUS WAVES OF ENERGY TRAVELING IN THE MEAN UPPER FLOW WILL CONTINUE ROTATING AROUND THE RELATIVELY STATIONARY UPPER TROUGH. THUS WITH A BROAD TROUGH WEST OF MAINLAND ALASKA AND RIDGING OVER EASTERN ALASKA...THIS SETUP IS MAKING FOR CONTINUED WARMING AND A MORE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN FOR MAINLAND SOUTHERN ALASKA. SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY CONTINUES ALONG MUCH OF THE GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SHOWERS ARE BEING CAUSED BY A SERIES OF FRONTS AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND THE NEARLY STATIONARY LOW IN THE BERING. BROAD SOUTHEAST FLOW THROUGH MUCH OF THE ATMOSPHERE IS EVIDENCED ON THE ANCHORAGE 12Z SOUNDING. WHILE THIS IS A MOIST FLOW FOR COASTAL REGIONS...THE MOUNTAINS ARE EFFECTIVELY WRINGING OUT THE MOISTURE BEFORE IT CAN EVER REACH INLAND LOCALES. WARMING TEMPERATURES ARE THE OTHER WEATHER STORY ALL OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA. THE SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO SCOUR OUT THE COLD AIR THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR THE LAST WEEK...WITH THE FREEZING LINE APPROACHING THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AND EXTENDING ALONG THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE 20S FOR MUCH OF THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL. THE FIZZLING STORM OVER THE EASTERN BERING RECENTLY LOST ITS DISTINCTION AS THE STRONGEST LOW PRESSURE AREA IN THE BERING. A STRONGER LOW IS PUSHING INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW IS CAUSING SNOWFALL IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...WHILE PRECIPITATION HAS NOT YET BEEN REPORTED AT ADAK. THIS LOW WILL EVENTUALLY ABSORB THE EASTERN BERING LOW...THEN REPLACE IT AS THE NEW COMBINED LOW TRACKS INTO THE EASTERN BERING. THE MERGING OF THE TWO LOWS IS THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE THIS AFTERNOON. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE IN THE MODELS CONCERNS THE MERGER OF THE TWO LOWS IN THE BERING. ALL OF THE MODELS AGREE THAT THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL QUICKLY BECOME DOMINANT...BUT THE DIFFERENCES ARE HOW QUICKLY THE TWO LOWS MERGE...AND WHERE THE COMBINED LOW MOVES AFTER THE MERGER IS COMPLETE. THE GFS AND NAM WERE CHOSEN BECAUSE THEIR SOLUTION IS A BIT SLOWER WITH THE MERGER...AND KEEP THE RESULTING LOW FURTHER SOUTH AND CLOSER TO THE ALEUTIANS. THE SLOWER...SOUTHERN SOLUTION WAS PREFERRED AS IT KEEPS THE LOW BEING SUPPORTED BY THE UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS FOR A LONGER PERIOD. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... WITH MODELS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...FEW CHANGES WERE MADE IN THE FORECAST FROM THE MORNING PACKAGE. TWO SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. AN UPPER TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW CENTERED OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...BRINGING WITH IT WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO THE GULF COAST...PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...AND THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF COOK INLET. THE ANCHORAGE BOWL WILL SEE MINIMAL PRECIPITATION AS THE REGION SHOULD REMAIN DOWNSLOPED. THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH THIS FIRST SYSTEM SHOULD REMAIN RAIN ALONG MOST AREAS IMMEDIATELY ALONG THE COAST CHANGING TO SNOW FURTHER INLAND. AS THE TROUGH ROTATES TO THE NORTHEAST...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 140W AHEAD OF THE NEXT TROUGH. THE NEXT TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE VIGOROUS THAN THE FIRST WITH A WEAK SURFACE LOW FORMING ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND MOVING UP SHELIKOF STRAIT SUNDAY NIGHT AND INTO UPPER COOK INLET BY MONDAY MORNING. WITH THE STRONG MERIDIONAL ORIENTATION OF THE TROUGH...A SOUTHERLY PUSH OF WARM AND MOIST AIR IS EXPECTED INTO THE SYSTEM. WITH THE LOWER LEVEL WINDS EXPECTED TO BE EASTERLY...PRECIPITATION ALONG THE GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE ANCHORAGE BOWL WILL BEGIN AS DOWNSLOPED BUT AS THE WEAK LOW MOVES UP COOK INLET...PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE. AS THE RIDGE BUILDS AND THE LOW BEGINS ITS NORTHWARD MOVEMENT...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA STARTING SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WITH STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AS WELL AS THE PORTAGE VALLEY FOR THE SAME TIME FRAME. PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR THE SECOND SYSTEM WILL BEGIN MUCH THE SAME AS THE SYSTEM OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...HOWEVER WITH THE WARM SOUTHERLY PUSH...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO RAIN IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA AND ALONG MOST COASTAL LOCATIONS. PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN AS ALL SNOW THROUGH THE SUSITNA AND COPPER RIVER BASINS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A WEAKENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE VICINITY OF BRISTOL BAY WILL PUSH ANOTHER FRONT ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY REGION TONIGHT. THIS WILL INCREASE RAIN CHANCES ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY COAST THIS EVENING...WHILE INTERIOR LOCATIONS REMAIN LARGELY ON THE DRY SIDE AS DOWNSLOPING CONDITIONS WILL BE OBSERVED WITH 30 TO 40 KT OF CROSS BARRIER FLOW AT 850 MB TO 700 MB. THESE DOWNSLOPING CONDITIONS WILL ALSO KEEP TEMPERATURES QUITE WARM THROUGH THE BRISTOL BAY REGION...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD TONIGHT FOR SOME LOCATIONS. WITH THE STRONG CROSS BARRIER FLOW...SOME GUSTY WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED THROUGH THE GAPS AND PASSES THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...MAINLY NORTH OF KING SALMON TOWARD LAKE ILIAMNA AND LAKE CLARK. WIND GUSTS THROUGH THESE PASSES WITH LIKELY RANGE FROM 35 TO 50 MPH WHILE THE REST OF THE ZONE WILL SEE WINDS CLOSER TO 25 TO 35 MPH. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SAME LOCATIONS LATE SUNDAY WITH SIMILAR WIND GUSTS OBSERVED THROUGH THE GAPS AND PASSES OF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. HOWEVER...DOWNSLOPING ENDS PRIOR TO AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PUSHING THROUGH THE REGION...SO INLAND LOCATIONS SHOULD OBSERVE A DECENT PERIOD OF STEADY RAINFALL INSTEAD OF A FEW SHOWERS MOVING FROM THE MOUNTAINS. PRECIPITATION CHANCES THEN TAPER OFF ON MONDAY AS THE LOW IN BRISTOL BAY DISSIPATES. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. LOOKING TOWARD BRISTOL BAY...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAIRLY BENIGN COMPARED TO THE CONDITIONS OBSERVED THE PAST FEW DAYS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS (MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON) WILL RE- DEVELOP SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT TRAVERSES THE REGION. BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS DO NOT LOOK TO POSE A THREAT AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING WITH WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL REMAIN LARGELY DOWNSLOPED THANKS TO THE ALASKA RANGE THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD BUT THE WEAK WAVE MENTIONED PASSING THROUGH THE BRISTOL BAY REGION LATE SUNDAY WILL MOVE INTO THE VALLEY MONDAY MORNING AND BRING A QUICK 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ON MONDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE SHORT-TERM FORECAST IS QUITE COMPLICATED AS MULTIPLE LOW CENTERS COME TOGETHER TO REINFORCE A COMPLEX LOW SET TO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA ON SUNDAY. THE MOST POTENT OF THESE LOWS IS THE LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF ADAK. THIS WILL WILL BRING STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG THE PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD PASS OVER THE WATER...SO NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FROM WINDS ARE EXPECTED. THIS LOW WILL PHASE WITH THE COMPLEX LOW IN THE BERING LATE SUNDAY WHICH WILL HELP REINFORCE THE LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING. THIS WILL LEAD TO SMALL CRAFT TO GALE FORCE WINDS RESIDING IN PROXIMITY OF THE LOW AS WELL AS RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY NIGHT. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... THE TREND FOR THE WEEK WILL BE MULTIPLE LOWS MOVING INTO THE BERING FROM THE SOUTH ONE AFTER THE OTHER. THESE LOWS WILL BRING WARMER AIR UP FROM THE SOUTH KEEPING TEMPERATURES IN MOST PLACES IN SOUTHERN MAINLAND ALASKA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA AT OR ABOVE NORMALS FOR THE WEEK. THEY WILL ALSO BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE AREA WITH THE MAJORITY OF IT BEING AROUND THE ALEUTIANS...SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE LOWS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BRING STRONGER WINDS TO THESE SAME AREAS. GUIDANCE IS INDICATING THAT THERE WILL BE SHORT BREAKS IN BETWEEN THESE SYSTEMS. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...STORM 172 174 176 177. GALE 119 120 125 130-132 139 140 150 155 165-171 173 175 178 180 185. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 181 185. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RF SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MC LONG TERM...DK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 3:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 26, 3:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 26, 3:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:23 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:32 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:32 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:26 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:26 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:41 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:53 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 27, 5:09 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 27, 5:09 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 31 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.