Gale Warning 166, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 130241 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
540 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

UPDATED ZONE 120.

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.

PKZ197-131500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 992 MB LOW NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND DISSIPATES SUNDAY NIGHT AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY.
$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
540 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 4
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 


$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.

.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 131301
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006

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.

PKZ197-140300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF MON THROUGH WED. A SERIES OF
STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH WED. 
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE MOSTLY WEST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SNOW AND FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OFF THE GLACIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY
FOG TUE NIGHT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST MON FEB 13 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1200 PM AST SUN FEB 12 2006

.DISCUSSION...REALLY BUSY TODAY AS COLD AIR MOVING UP COOK INLET IS
CHANGING RAIN TO SNOW...FOG AT BETHEL AND WINDY ACROSS THE BERING AND
ALEUTIANS...WHEW. EXCELLENT SUPPORT FROM THE FIELD. THANK YOU.

INTERESTING BRIGHT BAND FREEZING LEVEL ON PAHG RADAR SHOWING COLD
ADVECTION MOVING IN THIS MORNING.

HIGH PRESSURE OMEGA BLOCK BUILDING OVER CENTRAL ALASKA EARLY THIS
WEEK AS MONSTER LOWS MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING. GENERAL 3 WAVE
PATTERN HOLDS THROUGH 240 HOURS KEEPING THE OMEGA BLOCK RIGHT OVER
AK. OMEGA BLOCKS ARE HARD TO FORM BUT THIS LOOKS PRETTY GOOD AS DEEP
COLD AIR MOVES OVER HUDSON BAY AND KAMCHATKA TO SUPPORT THE BLOCK.

SHORT TERM HIGH WIND WATCHES AND BLIZZARD WARNING IN ALU DOMAIN
SUPPORTED BY LOTS OF PRESSURE FALLING RAPIDLY REMARKS OUT THERE.
FORECASTERS USING A COMBINATION OF MODELS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 155. HIGH WIND WATCH 181 AND 185.
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 172.
         STORMS 155 165 170 171 175 179 180 185.
         GALES 120 130 132 138 150 160 176.

AFC FEB 06