Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 200, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 16, 2008, 11:00 PM 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 16, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2008, 11:00 PM 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 171252 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 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. PKZ197-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 973 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN INLAND SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWER. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171507 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 610 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 UPDATED ZONES 120, 125, 138, 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. PKZ197-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 973 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN INLAND SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 610 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 610 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWER. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 610 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 610 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171803 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 UPDATED ZONE 129 AND 138. 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. PKZ197-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 973 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN INLAND SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 610 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 610 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 900 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 900 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 610 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 172008 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1105 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 UPDATED ZONE 120 AND 130. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-180300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 973 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN INLAND SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1105 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 610 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 900 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1105 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT...EXCEPT 24 FT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 900 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 610 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 180044 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 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. PKZ197-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW PERSISTS. A 972 MB LOW MOVES NORTHWEST TO AROUND 350 NM EAST OF KODIAK LATE MON NIGHT AND TO AROUND THE SOUTHERN END OF THE KENAI PENINSULA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT GUST TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLAND...NORTHEAST WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 180239 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 537 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 UPDATE TO 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. PKZ197-181500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW PERSISTS. A 972 MB LOW MOVES NORTHWEST TO AROUND 350 NM EAST OF KODIAK LATE MON NIGHT AND TO AROUND THE SOUTHERN END OF THE KENAI PENINSULA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT GUST TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 537 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NORTHWEST OF BARREN ISLAND...NORTHEAST WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. SOUTHEAST OF BARREN ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E TO SE 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 181250 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 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. PKZ197-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW PERSISTS. A 972 MB LOW MOVES TO WITHIN 350 NM EAST OF KODIAK LATE MON NIGHT THEN TO 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 968 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE TUESDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
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 16, 9:50 AM AKST, 13 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 9:50 AM AKST, 13 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
250 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A WIDE REACHING...VERTICALLY STACKED 965 MB LOW IS CAMPED OUT IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC A LITTLE SOUTHEAST OF ATKA. SHORTWAVES WITH EMBEDDED
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREAS CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND MAINLY THE EAST
SIDE OF THE LOW. ONE SUCH LOW IS AROUND THE SOUTHERN END OF THE
KENAI PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING GUSTY WINDS...BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA...FAIRLY
WIDESPREAD SNOW...AND RAIN TO SOME IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS. AN
OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDING NORTHEAST FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW IS
BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE PRIBILOFS AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA
COAST ON THE NORTH/COLD SIDE OF THE FRONT.
THE NORTHWEST GULF LOW DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER ANCHORAGE
TONIGHT. THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW SLOWLY WEAKENS AS IT INCHES TOWARD
THE SOUTHERN BERING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE INITIALIZING ABOUT THREE HOURS TOO SLOW AND TOO
WEAK WITH THE NORTHWEST GULF LOW...AND WILL CONTINUE TO ADJUST
FORECAST ACCORDINGLY. MODELS ARE OKAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BUT THEN
HAVE POOR AGREEMENT AND RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA MONDAY ONWARD. NOT MUCH CONFIDENCE IN ANY ONE MODEL
SOLUTION...BUT TENDING TO FAVOR THE GFS. TIMING OF SHORTWAVES AND
EMBEDDED SURFACE LOWS AROUND THE EAST SIDE OF THE NORTH
PACIFIC/BERING LOW IS THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE LOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN END OF THE KENAI AS OF THIS WRITING
DISSIPATES TONIGHT AS IT MOVES OVER ANCHORAGE. AT THIS POINT...DO
NOT EXPECT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN ANCHORAGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS
DUE TO THE LACK OF ANY UP-INLET FLOW COINCIDING WITH COLD ADVECTION.
THERE STILL COULD BE A FEW INCHES...THOUGH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN
EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY SHOULD SUBSIDE AT SOME
POINT TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES RISE AND THE WIND SLOWLY DECREASES.
SNOW AND WINDS AROUND KACHEMAK BAY SHOULD ALSO MOSTLY SHUT OFF AS
THE LOW PASSES BY THIS EVENING. VALDEZ SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE OR
INTENSIFY TONIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW SHIFTS FROM SOUTHEAST TO
SOUTHWEST AS THE UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE PASSES THROUGH. WILL HAVE TO
WATCH THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY CLOSELY FOR SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLY
REACHING ADVISORY LEVELS.
NOT EXPECTING MUCH OF A BREAK IN THE ACTION AFTER THE FIRST LOW
PRESSURE...AS ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WITH POSSIBLY AN EMBEDDED SURFACE
LOW MOVES NORTHWEST THROUGH THE GULF AND INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. EXPECT
MILD SOUTHEAST FLOW TO PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
MOIST SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND FOR
SEVERAL DAYS. DO NOT EXPECT PRECIP TO BE TOO HEAVY DUE TO DOWNSLOPE
FLOW. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST SHOULD
SUBSIDE TONIGHT AS THE OCCLUDED FRONT PASSES.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA DOMINATES THE WEATHER
PICTURE OUT WEST...WITH A WEAKENING OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDING
NORTHEAST FROM THE LOW THROUGH THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEASTERN BERING.
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW...EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO
CONTINUE FOR THE PRIBILOFS INTO THE EVENING AND PERHAPS ALL THROUGH
THE NIGHT. SOUTH OF THE FRONT AND EAST OF THE LOW...OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA...MILD SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FOR THE CENTRAL
AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING...COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WITH SNOW
SHOWERS WILL PERSIST.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK IN
THE GULF OF ALASKA...WITH PROBABLY A GRADUAL TRANSITION FROM LOW TO
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125 155 195.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 120 130.
GALE WARNING 125 129 130 132 138 140 155 160 165 172 175 179
185 351 352 411 412 413 414.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 140 141 185 411 412 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FOISY FEB 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 5:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Feb 16, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 17, 12:06 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:50 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Feb 17, 9:45 AM AKST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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