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Small Craft Advisory 960, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 4, 2016, 4:01 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr.
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2016, 4:01 AM AKST (13:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2016, 3:45 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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561 FZAK52 PAFC 041301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050215- 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 360 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU MOVES TO 135 NM SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 1020 MB MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATES. A 1012 MB LOW FORMS 170 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY MON MORNING AND MOVES TO 120 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK AT 1015 MB TUE MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES OVER THE EASTERN ALASKA PENINSULA BY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ150-050215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-050215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 17 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-050215- BRISTOL BAY- 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-050215- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-050215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-050215- UNALASKA BAY- 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-050215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-050215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-050215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-050215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-050215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-050215- ADAK TO KISKA- 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-050215- KISKA TO ATTU- 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-050215- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-050215- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-050215- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-050215- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 401 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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557 FZAK52 PAFC 050051 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051330- 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING MOVES ALONG THE WEST COAST AND QUICKLY WEAKENS THROUGH MON MORNING. A 1012 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT 100 NM NORTHWEST OF NELSON LAGOON MON MORNING...CROSSES THE ALASKA PENINSULA...AND MOVES TO NEAR TUGIDAK ISLAND AT 1015 MB LATE MON NIGHT. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR WESTERN BERING MON NIGHT AND STALLS THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051330- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-051330- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 16 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-051330- BRISTOL BAY- 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-051330- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-051330- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-051330- UNALASKA BAY- 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-051330- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-051330- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-051330- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-051330- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-051330- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-051330- ADAK TO KISKA- 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-051330- KISKA TO ATTU- 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-051330- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NW 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-051330- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM CAPE NEWENHAM S AND E. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM CAPE NEWENHAM S AND E. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-051330- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-051330- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 351 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OTHERWISE SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
603 FZAK52 PAFC 051228 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060100- 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1013 MB LOW 135 NM SOUTHWEST OF MEKORYUK MOVES TO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY WED MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SPREADS OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND GULF THROUGH WED MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY WED MORNING. A FRONT APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-060100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-060100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-060100- BRISTOL BAY- 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-060100- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT IN THE MORNING FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-060100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-060100- UNALASKA BAY- 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-060100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-060100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-060100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-060100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-060100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-060100- ADAK TO KISKA- 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-060100- KISKA TO ATTU- 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT S 30 KT E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-060100- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-060100- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-060100- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-060100- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 328 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
666 FZAK52 PAFC 060022 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061245- 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1013 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF CHIGNIK WILL CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND EXIT TO THE GULF OF ALASKA OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH WED. A FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND REMAIN RELATIVELY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ150-061245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-061245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS INCREASING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-061245- BRISTOL BAY- 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-061245- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-061245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-061245- UNALASKA BAY- 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-061245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ173-061245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ174-061245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-061245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-061245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-061245- ADAK TO KISKA- 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-061245- KISKA TO ATTU- 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-061245- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-061245- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-061245- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-061245- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 322 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Dec 3, 7:06 PM AKST, 8 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 7:06 PM AKST, 8 hours 55 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 706 PM AKST Sat Dec 3 2016 Updated Long Term Forecast .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... Radar imagery this afternoon shows a well defined low pressure circulation that is centered to the west of Middleton Island and slowly spinning southward. An upper level low located just east of the Kenai Peninsula continues to dive eastward into the Gulf of Alaska. Meanwhile an impressive upper level ridge continues to slide eastward from the Bering into the Alaska mainland. The pressure gradient between the high pressure and low is supporting strong gusty winds across the Alaska Peninsula and offshore across the northern Gulf of Alaska. Widespread cloud cover this morning, and gusty winds resulted in moderate temperatures this morning. However, in wind-sheltered areas of the Southwest mainland, temperatures plummeted last night well below zero. These are some of the coldest temperatures of the season, and cold air will continue to pour into Southcentral as strong cold air advection continues through local gaps. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models are in great synoptic agreement in the short term as the upper level ridge over the eastern Bering slides into the Southwest Mainland, and a steep trough follows quickly behind it. To best capture local gap wind accelerations, the high resolution WRF ARW was used. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... The remnant trough across the northern Gulf has spun up into a more organized surface low centered southwest of Middleton Island. Moisture associated with this low extending over the northern Gulf coast and into the eastern portions of Prince William Sound will gradually taper off and pull offshore tonight as the low sinks south. Strong west to northwest winds will persist over Kodiak Island, Shelikof Strait and the Barren Islands...especially to the lee of gaps in the Aleutian Range as a final shortwave trough rotates through this evening as the broader, very cold upper level trough progress east. Strong northerly and westerly outflow winds will also continue through Resurrection Bay and Passage Canal tonight and then gradually diminish Sunday and more rapidly Sunday night as the surface and upper level low drop to the southeast and exit the Gulf. The very strong north to northeasterly outflow winds will persist longer through Thompson Pass and Valdez area. The pressure gradient initially more supported by the surface low in the Gulf pulling the offshore flow will be reinforced by the cold air pool and subsequent high pressure building in the Copper River Basin as the cold air deepens. Very cold temperatures throughout Southcentral Alaska continue to be a concern through the weekend with frigid wind chills up near the Alaska ranges where breezy north winds persist through the passes. An upper level ridge building in from the west will begin spreading warmer air aloft and possibly some moisture back into the southwestern Gulf Sunday night and Monday. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Cold and dry conditions will persist through the weekend beneath mostly clear skies as a high amplitude ridge builds over the southwest mainland from the west. A tight pressure gradient will continue to produce gusty winds along the Aleutian and Alaska Ranges through tonight before diminishing a bit Sunday as the strong Gulf low departs to the southeast. Dry northerly flow will begin to give way to easterly winds and increasing mid and high level clouds along the coast on Sunday as a Bering front makes slow eastward progress towards the mainland. A triple-point low forming along the front over the southeast Bering will push some overrunning snow across the Bristol Bay region, with heaviest snow accumulations likely toward the best isentropic lift from Dillingham north along the eastern slopes of the Wood River Mountains Monday into Monday night. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... Northerly storm-force outflow winds with hurricane-force gusts continue into tonight before gradually diminishing through Sunday. Otherwise, the strong gale-force front currently moving through the central Bering is the primary feature of interest through the weekend as it makes slow eastward progress across the Bering/Aleutians. Precipitation may begin as a rain/snow mix with the arrival of the front, but should then quickly transition to all rain as warm North Pacific air streams northward. A triple- point low develops near the Eastern Aleutians Sunday night and moves to between the Pribilofs and the Alaska Peninsula Monday. This will help to focus stronger cold advection along the backside of this low over the southeastern Bering Monday, with gale-force northwesterly winds possible. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... The upper levels on Monday depict an amplified ridge building over the Seward Peninsula extending northward into the Beaufort Sea, and extending southward through the central Bering/Aleutians through Tuesday. Meanwhile, a trough from the Lower Kuskokwim Valley through the Copper River Basin will swing into the gulf. Therefore, look for a snow showery regime accompanied by cooler temperatures filtering into the Southwest Alaska region and the northern Alaska Range. Beginning Wednesday, this ridge of high pressure further amplifies, and builds westward through the northern Bering into the Beaufort Sea. This results in high pressure dominating the Southwest/Southcentral region through Thursday. The temperatures will fall below average through the midweek for the aforementioned regions. Over the western Bering a gale-storm force front moves through the Western Aleutians. This system will move northward as the weather front moves into the central Bering/Aleutians, but falls apart as it runs into the high pressure ridge over the Bering. Meanwhile over the Gulf, a weak low pressure system entering the eastern Gulf by Tuesday will bring a showery regime from Kodiak Island northward into the northern coastal communities before the systems dissipating mid week. By Wednesday there is uncertainty with the possibility of an upper level shortwave moving through the Tanana Valley region southward into the Anchorage Bowl as we head into Thursday time-frame. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...high wind warning 131. Wind chill advisory 141 145. MARINE...Storm warning 130 132 138. Gales 127 128 131 170 172 173 174 175 176 179 181 185 351 352 412 413 414. Heavy freezing Spray warning 126 127 130 131 136 137 138 139 140 141 160 181. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...EN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...JR SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CC LONG TERM...PD/DEK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 3:36 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 3:36 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 3, 3:36 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 3, 3:41 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 3:41 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 3, 3:41 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 3:41 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 4, 3:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 3:25 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 4, 4:01 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:01 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
Nearby
Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2016Every small craft advisory in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.