Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 167, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 6, 2008, 11:00 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 6, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2008, 7:40 PM 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 062359 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 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. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 968 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES...EXCEPT GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES...EXCEPT GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 070030 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 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. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 968 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES...EXCEPT GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES...EXCEPT GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070928 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1230 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 AMENDED ZONES 130 140 141 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. PKZ197-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 968 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES...EXCEPT GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES...EXCEPT GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1230 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NORTH AND WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1230 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 1230 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071227 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 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. PKZ197-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE GULF COAST THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK FRI MORNING WILL MOVE TO 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY BY FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES...EXCEPT GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES N OF CHINIAK BAY. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 080010 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 310 PM AST THU FEB 7 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. PKZ197-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE GULF COAST THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 975 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 080329 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 UPDATED ZONES 132 AND 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. PKZ197-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE GULF COAST THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 975 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 630 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 630 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 080725 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1025 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 UPDATED ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE GULF COAST THROUGH THU NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 975 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 1025 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 630 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 630 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 090938 AAD CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1240 AM AST FRI FEB 8 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. PKZ197-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 335 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 985 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1005 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT ...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 930 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT 50 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1240 AM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 26 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 800 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 930 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 930 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 6, 11:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 11:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AST WED FEB 6 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL IN THE SHORT TERM AND WITH
THE OVERALL PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE DIFFERENCES IN THE
MODELS START AROUND 72 HOURS OUT AND DEAL WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE
LOW THAT WILL BE AFFECTING THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE DIFFERENCES CAN BE
SUMMED UP BY THE GFS AND NAM ARE MOVING THE LOW INTO THE EASTERN GULF
NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS BY SATURDAY WHILE THE ECMWF HAS IT
REMAINING TO THE SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY. AFTER CLOSE
EXAMINATION OF THE TWO SOLUTIONS THE GFS IS FAVORED DUE TO THE WAY IT
FITS BETTER IN CONJUNCTION TO THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERNS. WITH A STRONG
LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY SATURDAY A MORE EASTERLY
POSITIONING OF A LOW IS PREFERRED. IN ADDITION TO THE THE GS HAS BEEN
STABLE WITH ITS SOLUTIONS THE PAST FEW RUNS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE PERSISIT OVER THE
ALASK INTERIOR AND THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. THE FRONTAL ZONE REMAINS
ALONG THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. THE
TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST ALSO PERSISTS AND IS CAUSING SOME
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE NORTHERN GULF.
THE JET STREAM REMAINS SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA AND WILL REMAIN SO
INTO THE WEEKEND.
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND NORTH GULF
COAST. THIS TROUGH WILL MOVE EASTWARD OVERNIGHT AND ALLOW UPPER LEVEL
NORTHWEST FLOW TO INCREASE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE INCREASED UPPER LEVEL FLOW IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE INTERIOR AND TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST WILL COMBINE TO INCREASE GAP WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH WARNING LEVELS THROUGH
THOMPSON PASS AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. OTHER WINDS AREAS SUCH AS THE MATANUSKA RIVER VALLEY WILL
ALSO REMAIN WINDY INTO THURSDAY.
SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE OVER THE ALEUTIANS ISLANDS AS THE FRONTAL ZONE
REMAINS STATIONARY IN THE AREA. THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO
HAVE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES BUT THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE
LOWER PRESSURE ALONG THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND THE RIDGE IN THE
NORTHERN BERING SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STIFF EASTERLY WINDS..AND
PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW ON SAINT GEORGE ISLAND.
STIFF NORTHEAST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE
IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AS WIND CHILL READINGS GET DOWN TO 40 BELOW OR
COLDER.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...LITTLE CHANGE IN THE FORECAST INTO THE WEEKEND.
THE ONLY EXCEPTION WILL BE AROUND KODIAK ISLAND WHERE THE LOW MOVING
INTO THE GULF WILL BRING IN A CHANCE OF SNOW BY THURSDAY NIGHT AND
SNOW WILL BE LIKELY FRIDAY. WINDS MAY ALSO BE A FACTOR AND CAUSE
BLOWING SNOW.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 131 135.
MARINE...GALE 132 150 155 165 170 172 175 176 179.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 120 - 141 160 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FEB 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Feb 5, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 6, 12:03 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Feb 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Feb 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 6, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 6, 11:10 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 29 hr |
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