Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 221, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 25, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. 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 25, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 260009 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON FEB 25 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. PKZ197-261500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1009 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES SOUTHWEST AND DISSIPATES EARLY TUESDAY. A 980 MB LOW 340 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TUESDAY EVENING MOVES INLAND JUST NORTH OF DIXON ENTRANCE WEDNESDAY. A SECONDARY 989 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND TUESDAY EVENING MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 994 MB WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 980 MB LOW MOVES TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 261219 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 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. PKZ197-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE NEAR SITKA AT 1006 MB WED AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND TUE NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE WED MORNING. A DEVELOPING 990 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WED NIGHT AT 987 MB. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 270005 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 305 PM AST TUE FEB 26 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. PKZ197-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MOVES TO NEAR SITKA AT 1003 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW DEVELOPS 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT THEN MOVES WEST AND DISSIPATES WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 986 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 160 NM EAST OF SAND POINT AT 988 MB THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 305 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 305 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 305 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 305 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 305 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 305 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 305 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 305 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 305 PM AST TUE FEB 26 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 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. PKZ197-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WEAKENS TO 1005 MB WED AFTERNOON 125 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 992 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD DISSIPATES WED AFTERNOON. A 988 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WED NIGHT AND WEAKENS TO 1000 MB THU NIGHT 250 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271359 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 CORRECTED AREA 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. PKZ197-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WEAKENS TO 1005 MB WED AFTERNOON 125 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 992 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD DISSIPATES WED AFTERNOON. A 988 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WED NIGHT AND WEAKENS TO 1000 MB THU NIGHT 250 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271526 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 625 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 UPDATED ZONE 132 AND 140 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WEAKENS TO 1005 MB WED AFTERNOON 125 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 992 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD DISSIPATES WED AFTERNOON. A 988 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WED NIGHT AND WEAKENS TO 1000 MB THU NIGHT 250 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 625 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 625 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280001 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 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. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS SOUTHWARD THU NIGHT AND FRI. A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF WED EVENING TO THE NORTHERN GULF THU AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280245 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 545 PM AST WED FEB 27 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. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS SOUTHWARD THU NIGHT AND FRI. A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF WED EVENING TO THE NORTHERN GULF THU AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 545 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280634 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS SOUTHWARD THU NIGHT AND FRI. A FRONT EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF WED EVENING TO THE NORTHERN GULF THU AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 930 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 930 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST WED FEB 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 281233 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 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. PKZ197-290300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT DISSIPATES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THU AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED 989 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WEAKENS TO 999 MB THU NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AND THEN DISSIPATES. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 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 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST THU FEB 28 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 290038 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 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. PKZ197-291500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW IN THE NEAR CAPE CLEARE WILL DEEPEN TO 990 MB FRI NIGHT WHILE REMAINING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THE LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE ON SAT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT AFTERNOON AT 977 MB. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 25, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT. FORECAST TREND WITH LOW COMPLEX OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA TUE NIGHT/WED MORNING ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT IN PRESSURE...BUT HAVE SOME POSITIONAL DIFFERENCES. THE AREA OF MAJOR CONSISTENCY ISSUES CONTINUES TO BE WITH THE LOW COMPLEX MOVING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS/ ALASKA PENINSULA WITHIN THE FIRST 60 HOURS. THE ECMWF MODEL SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF RUNS BY DISPERSING THE ENERGY AMONGST A COUPLE OF LOW CENTERS. THE 12Z RUN OF THE GFS ON THE OTHER HAND HAS GONE WITH A MORE CONSOLIDATED LOW CENTER SOUTH OF THE AK PEN WED AFTERNOON. THIS WAS A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT FROM THE 00Z RUN AND NOT REASONABLE IN LINE WITH UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS. BOTTOM LINE...WILL GO WITH THE 00Z RUN OF THE GFS MODEL WHICH FLOWS BETTER WITH THE ECMWF AND SHOULD MINIMIZE FORECAST CHANGES IN THE CURRENT GRID SET. .UPPER LEVELS... IR SAT IMAGE SHOWS UPPER LOW MOVING SOUTH ACROSS NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FEATURE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHWEST AND NEAR THE WESTERN AK PEN/EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL INTERACT WITH A SECONDARY CENTER UNDERCUTTING THE ALEUTIANS TUE. THE RESULT OF THIS INTERACTION WILL BE A LOW CENTER WHICH MOVES SOUTH OF THE AK PEN WED NIGHT WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING TO A WEAKER CENTER OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THE MOST CONSISTENT FEATURE APPEARS TO BE THE HIGH CENTER OVER THE BERING SEA WHICH IS SQUEEZED NORTH TO OVER THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC TUE. THIS FEATURE HAS REMAINED RELATIVELY UNCHANGED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL RUNS AND IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN ITS POSITION THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS MEANS THAT AFTER A LOW CENTER MOVES INLAND OVER THE EASTERN GULF WED THAT THE RIDGE WILL REBUILD OVER THE EAST GULF AND EXTEND NW TOWARD TO THE HIGH OVER THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .EAST...LOW CENTER OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE SE MOVEMENT AND SHOULD DISSIPATE TUE. SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE NORTH GULF AND COASTAL LOCATIONS WILL MOVE SW TOWARD THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT. GALES LIKELY INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT AHEAD OF NORTH MOVING LOW COMPLEX. GALES LIKELY TO SPREAD TO NORTHERN GULF AREAS TUE/TUE NIGHT ALONG WITH A RESURGENCE OF MOISTURE TO COASTAL LOCATIONS. GENERAL LOW CENTERS PART WAYS TUE NIGHT WITH THE PARENT CENTER MOVING TOWARD SE ALASKA AND THE TRIPLE POINT SLIDING SOUTH OF KODIAK WED MORNING. IF THIS PATTERN HOLDS...EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH OVER THE GULF... HOWEVER RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY TO CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN GULF WITH A THREAT OF SNOW TO SOUTHCENTRAL AND NORTH GULF COAST WED. .WEST...LIGHT SNOW/SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD END TONIGHT AS UPPER LEVEL CENTER TRACKS SOUTH OF THE AREA. EXPECT SNOW WITH THIS CENTER TO SPREAD TO THE AK PEN AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. EXPECT DRYING OVER THE SW MAINLAND AFTER PASSAGE OF UPPER LEVEL CENTER TONIGHT. ONSET OF SE FLOW WITH LOW CENTERS MOVING SOUTH OF KODIAK MAY BRING SOME OVERRUNNING SNOW TO BRISTOL BAY WED AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA WED NIGHT AND THU. TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONTAL SYSTEM NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFIES AS IT TRACKS SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT. STRONG WINDS OVER THE WESTERN/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH TUE. WINDS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS LIKELY TO CONTINUE AND SPREAD EAST TUE AND WED. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MADE LITTLE CHANGE TO EXTENDED GRIDS DUE TO GENERALLY POOR MODEL CONSISTENCY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE... GALES 120 130 132 138 155 170 172 175 176 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC FEB 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Feb 25, 1:40 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 25, 2:05 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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