Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 155, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 2, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 2, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 030053 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 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. PKZ197-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB ABOUT 70NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 145NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON WITH A 1001 MB CENTER THEN DISSIPATE LATE SUN NIGHT. A 993 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 135NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE EVENING. OTHERWISE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 030734 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 AMENDED ZONES 125 130 132 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. PKZ197-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB ABOUT 70NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 145NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON WITH A 1001 MB CENTER THEN DISSIPATE LATE SUN NIGHT. A 993 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 135NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE EVENING. OTHERWISE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1030 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1030 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1030 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 030749 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1045 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 AMENDED ZONES 130 138 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. PKZ197-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB ABOUT 70NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 145NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON WITH A 1001 MB CENTER THEN DISSIPATE LATE SUN NIGHT. A 993 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 135NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE EVENING. OTHERWISE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1030 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1045 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1030 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1045 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 030806 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1105 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 UPDATED ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB ABOUT 70NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 145NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON WITH A 1001 MB CENTER THEN DISSIPATE LATE SUN NIGHT. A 993 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 135NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE EVENING. OTHERWISE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1030 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1045 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1105 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1045 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 030858 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1155 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 AMENDED 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. PKZ197-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB ABOUT 70NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 145NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON WITH A 1001 MB CENTER THEN DISSIPATE LATE SUN NIGHT. A 993 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 135NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1155 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 25 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1030 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1045 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1105 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1045 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031251 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 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. PKZ197-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW NEAR CAPE YAKATAGA WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MON MORNING THEN DISSIPATE BY MON EVENING. A LARGE 973 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. LOCAL AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGH THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031302 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 140 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. PKZ197-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW NEAR CAPE YAKATAGA WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MON MORNING THEN DISSIPATE BY MON EVENING. A LARGE 973 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. LOCAL AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031317 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW NEAR CAPE YAKATAGA WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MON MORNING THEN DISSIPATE BY MON EVENING. A LARGE 973 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. LOCAL AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031523 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AMENDED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 AMENDS 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. PKZ197-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW NEAR CAPE YAKATAGA WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MON MORNING THEN DISSIPATE BY MON EVENING. A LARGE 973 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 620 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. LOCAL AREAS OF FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040043 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 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. PKZ197-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW ABOUT 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MON MORNING THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 575 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL DEEPEN TO 975 MB AND MOVE ACROSS DIXON ENTRANCE TO CANADA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT GRADUALLY INCREASING TO 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 2, 8:25 AM AKST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 8:25 AM AKST, 2 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
125 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...USING A BLEND OF THE LAST TO RUNS OF GFS AND ADDED
A PINCH OF ECMWF IN THE MIX. MAIN PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH THE EASTWARD
ELONGATING FRONT WITH THE 988 MB LOW THAT MOVES TO NIKOLSKI ON SUNDAY.
MODELS..ESPECIALLY ECMWF HAVING TROUBLE FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON WITH
THE DEVELOPING WAVES AND TRIPLE POINT FEATURES THAT ALWAYS FORM WHEN
THESE FRONTS STRETCH OUT TO THE EAST LIKE THIS. ACTUALLY..THE LATEST
GFS RUN LOOKS PRETTY GOOD IN KEEPING THE PARENT LOW DEEPER AND MORE
INTACT AS IT TRACKS EAST TO 155W-160W MONDAY AFTERNOON.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...COLD UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED -40C TO -45C
500MB TEMPS CENTERED OVER THE YUKON VALLEY. SHORTWAVE TROF SWINGING
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY INTERACTING WITH GULF LOW MOISTURE AND
PRODUCING SNOW FROM ABOUT THE EAST SIDE OF THE KENAI PENINSULA EASTWARD
FUNNEL WITH MODERATE SNOW AT VALDEZ. AS THE UPPER TROF SWINGS EASTWARD
CLEARING AND COLDER TONIGHT SPREADING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. SNOW AREA
WILL SHIFT OVER TO THE PACV-PAYA AREA AND ALSO ACROSS THE EASTERN
COPPER RIVER BASIN. NEXT PACIFIC LOW WILL BRING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD TO
THE AK PEN SUNDAY. WILL GO WITH A BLIZZARD WATCH IN THE AFTERNOON
FORECAST. THIS SYSTEM WILL HEAD EAST AND GRAZE SOUTHERN KODIAK ISLAND
WITH SOME MOISTURE BRINGING ANOTHER SNOW THREAT TO PACV EASTWARD AGAIN
TUESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
NO GRID CHANGES BEYOND 84 HOURS. UPPER HIGH ACROSS PRIBILOFS TO THE
RUSSIAN FAR EAST WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING AS
UPPER TROF SHIFTS TO THE BOARDER BY SUNDAY EVENING. SOUTHERN MAINLAND
LOOKS CLEAR AND COLD WITH BRISK GLF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUNDS
WINDS FOR THE NEXT 7 TO 10 DAYS. ALSO, TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL
BELOW ZERO EACH NIGHT WITH THE COLDEST AREA DEVELOPING IN ZONE 141
AROUND MID WEEK AT WHICH TIME GULKANA MAY APPROACH 50 BELOW. MOST OF
MAINLAND FORECAST AREA WILL HAVE THE COLDEST FIRST 10 DAYS OF FEBRUARY
SINCE 1999.
STORMS WILL STAY SOUTH OF ALEUTIANS THIS NEXT WEEK BUT MORE SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW PROBLEMS MAY ACCOMPANY THE NEXT MID WEEK STORM FROM ADAK
TO COLD BAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE GREATER COLD BAY AREA SUNDAY.
WINDCHILL AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY THOMPSON PASS TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY.
MARINE...GALES AREAS 120 165 170 172 176 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AREAS 121 129 130 141 160 165 185
PERCY FEB 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:29 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:19 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 1, 11:10 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:59 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 2, 11:02 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 2, 1:41 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 22 hr |
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