Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2006
Gale Warning 185, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 21, 2006, 1:40 AM AKST. It was in force for 33 hr. 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 21, 2006, 1:40 AM AKST (10:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 211541 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 125 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...BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND THE GULF COAST THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 640 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 410 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 640 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 410 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W TO NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W TO SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN THE OUTER BAY. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 211815 CCA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 CORRECTED ZONE 125 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...BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND THE GULF COAST THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 640 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 410 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 640 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 410 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W TO NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W TO SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN THE OUTER BAY. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 220100 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 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. PKZ197-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 1022 MB LOW WILL MOVE WITHIN 100NM E OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 220123 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 430 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 UPDATED ZONE 125 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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 1022 MB LOW WILL MOVE WITHIN 100NM E OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 430 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 220223 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 520 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 UPDATED ZONE 125 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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 1022 MB LOW WILL MOVE WITHIN 100NM E OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 520 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 220350 AAC CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 UPDATED ZONES 120 121 125 129 138 140 141 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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 1022 MB LOW WILL MOVE WITHIN 100NM E OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 645 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 645 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 645 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 645 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 645 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 645 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE SOUTH ENTRANCE. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 645 PM AST TUE FEB 21 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221249 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 22 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. PKZ197-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 1023 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR HOMER THU MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 1017 IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KTS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221626 AAA CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 730 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 UPDATED ZONES 121 125 129 138 140 AND 141 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... WEAK NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 1023 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR HOMER THU MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 1017 IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KTS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 730 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT GUSTS TO 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 730 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 730 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 730 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 730 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 730 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221934 AAB CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 UPDATED ZONE 130 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... WEAK NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 1023 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR HOMER THU MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 1017 IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KTS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 730 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT GUSTS TO 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 730 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 730 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1030 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 730 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 730 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 730 AM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230049 CWFAER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 22 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. PKZ197-231500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH TONIGHT. A 1025 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR HOMER THU MORNING THEN MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 22 2006 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED FEB 22 2006 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WINDS 20 KT GUSTING TO 30 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT WITH STRONGER WINDS TO 25 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT WITH STRONGER WINDS TO 25 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED FEB 22 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT GUSTING TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED FEB 22 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 22 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SOUTH OF CLAM GULCH...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 22 2006 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 20, 11:00 PM AKST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 11:00 PM AKST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AST TUE FEB 21 2006
.DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT. GFS SLIGHTLY PREFERRED. GFS
HANDLES WEAK LOWS IN THE WESTERN DOMAIN.
BROAD W-NWLY FLOW AT SURFACE PERSISTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. H500 SHORT WAVE TROF ALOFT IS ENHANCING SNOW
SHOWER DEVELOPMENT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
ALASKA RANGE AND OVER THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS EAST OF PALMER AND THE
KENAI PENINSULA.
WESTERLY FLOW HAS IMPRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT. 100 KT PLUS JET
STREAK AT 300 MB WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. ENTIRE JET STREAM DIPS SOUTH OF THE ANCHORAGE AOR BY WED
AFTERNOON.
WEAK LOW APPROX 90 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 340 NM SOUTH
OF KODIAK CITY BY WED AFTERNOON. ASSOC SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRAZE THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY AND TONIGHT. OTHERWISE
WEAK HIGH PRESURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN.
A 1009 MB LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL BECOME A 1012 MB LOW
300 NM EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND TUE EVENING AND A 1020 MB LOW OVER
WESTERN ALASKA THU NIGHT. EXPECT GALES BOTH IN ADVANCE AND ALONG THE
SOUTHERN REAR FLANK OF THIS SYSTEM.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 130 176 179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ASB FEB 06The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 21, 1:40 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 21, 11:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 21, 1:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr |
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