Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 206, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 19, 2008, 1:40 AM AKST. It was in force for 57 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 19, 2008, 1:40 AM AKST (10:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 57 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191542 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 UPDATED ALL ZONES 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. PKZ197-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE OVER THE ISLAND AT 968 MB TUES AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND TUES EVENING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON THEN TO 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 972 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 34 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. WIND BECOMING SE 35 KT EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT BY LATE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 70 KT DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 200017 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 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. PKZ197-201500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 960 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUE NIGHT. A 960 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 330 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON AT 966 MB AND THEN TO 90 NM NORTH OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON AT 978 MB. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. SEAS 18 FT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU AN THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 200332 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 625 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 UPDATE TO ZONES 120 121 125 AND 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. PKZ197-201500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 960 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUE NIGHT. A 960 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 330 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON AT 966 MB AND THEN TO 90 NM NORTH OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON AT 978 MB. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 625 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 625 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT...GUSTS TO 45 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 625 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E TO SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 625 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. SEAS 18 FT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 201239 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 20 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. PKZ197-210300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 972 MB WED NIGHT THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE WEAKENING TO 990 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATER 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 210009 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 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. PKZ197-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES OVER THE NORTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 6 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 210131 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 430 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 UPDATE TO ZONES 121 130 AND 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. PKZ197-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES OVER THE NORTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 430 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 430 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 30 KT SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS TOWARD MORNING. SEAS TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 430 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 211228 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 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. PKZ197-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 85 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES OVER THE NORTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 211426 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 530 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 UPDATED ZONE 130 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 85 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES OVER THE NORTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 530 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 211610 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 UPDATED ZONES 121 140 AND 141 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 85 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES OVER THE NORTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 700 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 530 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 700 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 700 AM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 220300 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 CORRECTION TO SYNOPSIS MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL DIMINISH TO 1002 MB 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES OVER THE GULF SAT MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 5 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 21 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 19, 12:00 AM AKST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 12:00 AM AKST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE PARADE OF LOWS TRAVERSING THROUGH
THE GULF CONTINUES. A LOW CURRENTLY NEAR 55N 147W WILL TRACK QUICKLY
NW ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. A DECAYING LOW NEAR ATKA
CONTINUES TO DRIFT EAST WITH WEAK RIDGING IN-BETWEEN THESE SYSTEMS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...ALL MODELS INITIALIZED TOO DEEP AND A LITTLE TOO
FAR SOUTH WITH THE LOW IN THE GULF. A QUICK LOOK AT THE 06Z MODEL
RUNS SHOWS SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT BUT STILL A BIT BEHIND CURRENT TRENDS.
OVERALL...THE NAM HAS THE BEST HANDLE IN THE VERY SHORT TERM. THE
TRACK OF THE LOW HAS BEEN CONSISTENT FOR A COUPLE OF RUNS NOW WITH
THE NEXT SYSTEM IN THE NORTH PACIFIC HANDLED BEST BY THE GFS.
RELATIVELY QUIET FURTHER WEST WITH LITTLE FOR THE MODELS TO DISAGREE
ON.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...AS THE LOW IN THE GULF CROSSES KODIAK ISLAND
LATER TODAY...THE GRADIENT CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN ALONG THE GULF COAST
WITH WINDS BEING THE BIGGEST FORECAST ISSUE. A BARRIER JET IS ALREADY
FORMING ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WITH STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED
JUST SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. A WIND WARNING WILL BE HOISTED
FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY
AS AN 80 KT LOW LEVEL JET PASSES BY ALIGNED WITH A FAVORABLE E-W
PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE TURNAGAIN ARM WIND SHOULD BEND NORTH INTO THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL THIS EVENING ONCE AGAIN INCREASING WINDS AND TEMPS
ACROSS TOWN. PRECIP WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL AS MAINLY RAIN. PLENTY OF
MOISTURE WILL SPILL OVER THE ALEUTIAN AND ALASKA RANGES THIS
AFTERNOON BRINGING A RAIN SNOW MIX TO BRISTOL BAY...SPREADING NORTH
OVERNIGHT.
A BRIEF REPRIEVE FROM THE INTENSE WIND AND RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING
AHEAD OF THE NEXT GULF LOW. WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THE
INTERIOR...THIS NEXT LOW WILL BE A SLOWER MOVER THAN ITS
PREDECESSORS. MAIN EFFECTS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE FELT ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST. WHERE THIS LOW PUSHES ONSHORE IS STILL IN
QUESTION...ANYWHERE FROM KODIAK TO COOK INLET...AND CERTAINLY HAS AN
IMPACT ON PRECIP FORECASTING ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT.
FURTHER WEST...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THE WESTERN BERING...COLD
ADVECTION RESULTING IN GUSTY NW WINDS WILL INTENSIFY IN THE EASTERN
BERING AND AKPENN BEGINNING THURSDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...PATTERN CHANGE WILL BEGIN LATE WEEK AND BE IN
PLACE BY NEXT WEEKEND. A RIDGE WILL SET BACK UP OVER THE BERING WITH
A TROUGH OVER THE MAINLAND AND GULF. SO EXPECT AN END TO THE ACTIVE
STORM TRACK ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA AND COLDER AIR TO MOVE BACK INTO
THE REGION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 125.
MARINE...STORM 120.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 185 411 412.
GALE 125 130 132 138 172 351 352.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JCAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 days | |
| Feb 18, 11:46 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Feb 19, 1:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Feb 19, 1:40 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 19, 2:56 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Feb 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 13 days | |
| Feb 19, 1:25 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr |
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