Gale Warning 241, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 170009
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

MARINE 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.

PKZ197-171500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 240 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA
AND INTENSIFY TO 976 MB THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 220 NM
NORTHEAST OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF
OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-171500-
AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

...GALE WARING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ121-171500-
AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-171500-
AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NEAR THE ENTRANCE. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

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PKZ129-171500-
AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

.TONIGHT...E 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-171500-
AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171500-
AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171500-
AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT DIMINISHING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171500-
AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171500-
AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST WED FEB 16 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST TUE FEB 15 2005

.DISCUSSION...

WESTERN ALASKA REMAINS UNDER WARM SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AS WEST COAST
UPPER RIDGE VICINITY 140W STRENGTHENS. DEEP LOW NEAR 44N 174W
EXPECTED TO SPIN NORTH ACROSS ADAK AS IT FILLS OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS. UPSTREAM LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 44N 164W WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL
TRACK FURTHER EAST...MOST LIKELY ACROSS COLD BAY INTO THE EASTERN
BERING THURSDAY. STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS THE
ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN BERING AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT.

AIRMASS EXPECTED TO MODERATE ACROSS THE DELTA AND UPPER KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE 30S BY THURSDAY. THE UPPER
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY IS THE ONLY SECTION EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR BELOW
FREEZING BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

.ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING AKZ185.
MARINE...GALES 5A..6A..6B..8..12A1..12B..13A..14..15.
         STORMS 5B..6B..12A.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

CAS FEB 05