Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 257, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 19, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2005, 4:20 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 201305 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 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. PKZ197-210300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ONTO THE N GULF COAST THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TODAY. A 998 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ON THE COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT JUST OFF KODIAK THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER COOK INLET MON. A STRONGER WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-210300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW RAIN AND FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR AUGUSTINE THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGEST WIND SW OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 202026 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1120 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 UPDATED AREAS 3A 3B 3C 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. PKZ197-210300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ONTO THE N GULF COAST THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TODAY. A 998 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ON THE COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT JUST OFF KODIAK THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER COOK INLET MON. A STRONGER WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-210300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW RAIN AND FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1120 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SE WIND 20 KT BARREN ISLANDS SOUTHEAST. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SW WIND 15 KT BARREN ISLANDS SOUTHEAST. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1120 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 1120 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGEST WIND SW OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 210000 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 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. PKZ197-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT. A STRONGER WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF MON NIGHT WITH A 991 MB LOW DEVELOPING 275 NM SE OF KODIAK. THE LOW WILL MOVE NEAR 75 NM E OF KODIAK AS A 992 MB LOW TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...WIND DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING S 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-211500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT... SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 20 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 211307 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 21 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. PKZ197-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW JUST OFF KODIAK WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ONTO THE N GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE NEXT LOW WILL WILL MOVE TO SITKINAK ISLAND AT 997 MB TUE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP TO 1004 MB JUST OFF CORDOVA EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-220300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. NE GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR AUGUSTINE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT MIDDAY. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 212052 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1150 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 UPDATED AREAS 2B AND 2B1 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. PKZ197-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW JUST OFF KODIAK WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ONTO THE N GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE NEXT LOW WILL WILL MOVE TO SITKINAK ISLAND AT 997 MB TUE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP TO 1004 MB JUST OFF CORDOVA EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-220300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1150 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. W OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 1150 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 30 KT S OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 6 FT S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. NE GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR AUGUSTINE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT MIDDAY. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 220026 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 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. PKZ197-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB 325 NM S OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO SITKINAK ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON THEN INLAND AND DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 375 NM S OF COLD BAY MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SE OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON AT 990 MB AND WEAKEN TO 996 MB 325 NM E OF COLD BAY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 220247 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 550 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 UPDATED AREAS 2B 2C 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. PKZ197-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB 325 NM S OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO SITKINAK ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON THEN INLAND AND DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 375 NM S OF COLD BAY MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SE OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON AT 990 MB AND WEAKEN TO 996 MB 325 NM E OF COLD BAY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 550 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 550 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 220710 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 UPDATED AREAS 2C 3C 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. PKZ197-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB 325 NM S OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO SITKINAK ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON THEN INLAND AND DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 375 NM S OF COLD BAY MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SE OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON AT 990 MB AND WEAKEN TO 996 MB 325 NM E OF COLD BAY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 550 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1010 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 1010 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 21 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221304 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE FEB 22 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. PKZ197-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A DEVELOPING LOW WILL MOVE TO JUST OFF SITKINAK AT 993 MB THIS MORNING RAPIDLY WEAKENING OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT TONIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WILL MOVE ONTO THE N GULF COAST THIS EVENING. THE MAIN SURFACE LOW WELL TO THE SW WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB 150 NM S OF SITKINAK EARLY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-230300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE FEB 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE FEB 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE FEB 22 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE FEB 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. NE GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR AUGUSTINE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE FEB 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE FEB 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. STRONGEST WIND S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 22 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230028 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE FEB 22 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. PKZ197-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON WITH A FRONT ALONG THE N GULF COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TUE NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW 425 NM SW OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SW OF KODIAK AT 994 MB WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SW OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB WITH A FRONT MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE GULF. $$ PKZ120-231500- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE FEB 22 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE FEB 22 2005 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW BECOMING SHOWERS BY MIDNIGHT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KTS BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 22 2005 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231305 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 23 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. PKZ197-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW OVER SOUTHERN SHELIKOF STRAIT WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. THE MAIN SURFACE LOW AROUND 987 MB 200 NM SE OF SAND POINT THIS AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB OVER SITKINAK ISLAND THU NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP TO 1000 MB NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. NE GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR AUGUSTINE. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. STRONGEST WIND SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WIND SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231825 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 ...UPDATED FOR AREAS 3A, 3C AND 4. 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. PKZ197-240300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW OVER SOUTHERN SHELIKOF STRAIT WILL DISSIPATE TODAY. THE MAIN SURFACE LOW AROUND 987 MB 200 NM SE OF SAND POINT THIS AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB OVER SITKINAK ISLAND THU NIGHT. ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP TO 1000 MB NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- AREA 2B. CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- AREA 2B1. RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- AREA 2C. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- AREA 2C4. PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- AREA 3A. BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 920 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- AREA 3B. SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- AREA 3C. SHELIKOF STRAIT 920 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- AREA 4. COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 920 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGEST WIND SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WIND SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- AREA 4A. KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 23 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 19, 7:30 AM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 7:30 AM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1230 PM AST SAT FEB 19 2005
.DISCUSSION...LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TO MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA BY TOMORROW. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW
WILL MOVE INTO THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN THESE AREAS TONIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE
BERING SEA. HOWEVER...WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN WINDS IN THE BERING SEA
AND ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
IN ADDITION...COLD AIR ADVECTION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW WILL BRING SOME MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS TO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE LOW WILL FILL IN THE BERING SEA TOMORROW AS
ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. THIS SURFACE LOW IS
ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING INTO THE BASE OF
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW AND IT WILL BECOME THE DOMINANT FEATURE BY MONDAY
NIGHT. THE DIFFERENT MODELS TEND TO DIVERGE WITH THE HANDLING OF THIS
SECOND LOW. THE GFS KEEPS THE LOW A LITTLE FARTHER SOUTH THAN THE
UKMET AND NAM. RIGHT NOW...THE CONSENSUS IS FOR THE GFS. THE
RESULTANT WOULD BE FOR THE SURFACE LOW TO SHOW DIFFERING PATTERNS.
THE NAM AND UKMET MOVE A FRONT/SURFACE LOW NORTH FASTER THAN THE GFS.
THE DIFFERENCE IS MONDAY EVENING VERSUS TUESDAY MORNING WITH A FRONT
WORKING INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
THEREFORE...WIND FORECASTS IN THESE AREAS MAY BE A BIT UNCERTAIN OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS UNTIL THE MODELS TEND TO CONVERGE ON A SOLUTION.
PLENTY OF PRECIPITATION TO WORK NORTH AND EAST WITH THE LOW TONIGHT
INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND ALONG THE GULF OF ALASKA COAST. WINDS OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL THIS EVENING
AS THE SHORT WAVE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF. THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH
MOVES ACROSS THE INTERIOR TOMORROW AND WINDS WILL BE MODERATE ACROSS
THE AREA. THE PRECIP WILL SPREAD INLAND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT
AS THE UPPER LEVEL FRONT WITH THE LOW WORKS ACROSS THE INTERIOR. THIS
FRONT WILL EXIT THE AREA MONDAY EVENING BEFORE THE NEXT FRONT WORKS
NORTH INTO THE GULF MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT WORKS
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THIS STRONG FRONT.
MODELS AGREE A BIT BETTER BY WEDNESDAY WITH THE MAIN LOW MOVING INTO
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND POSSIBLY INTO BRISTOL BAY THURSDAY.
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL BE THE RULE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
ALASKA. BY THIS TIME...A LOW MOVES NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH
A FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING ZONE 181
MARINE...STORM 5B 6A 6B 8 12A 12A1 13B 14
GALE 5A 12B 13A 15
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 14
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JN FEB 05The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 19, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 20, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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