Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 57, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 8, 2008, 3:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 32 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 8, 2008, 3:00 PM AKST (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 090510 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 800 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 335 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 985 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT ...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 800 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 090633 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 UPDATED ZONES 130 140 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. PKZ197-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 335 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 985 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT ...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 930 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT 50 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 800 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 930 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 930 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 090701 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1005 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 UPDATED ZONE 125 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 335 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 985 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1005 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT ...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 930 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT 50 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 800 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 930 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 930 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091251 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 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. PKZ197-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 974 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND MOVE TO 270 NM EAST OF KODIAK BY SATURDAY NIGHT. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN AREAS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. HIGHER WINDS OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER WINDS OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT...HIGHEST SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091720 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 820 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 120 HEADLINE 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. PKZ197-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 974 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AND MOVE TO 270 NM EAST OF KODIAK BY SATURDAY NIGHT. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WHERE IT WILL DISSIPATE SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 820 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN AREAS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. HIGHER WINDS OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER WINDS OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 TO 28 FT...HIGHEST SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT...HIGHEST SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...WINDS DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100031 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 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. PKZ197-101500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB SUN AFTERNOON THEN WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW 530 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SUN AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB AS IT MERGES WITH LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT ...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100101 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA CORRECT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 405 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 CORRECT ZONES 138 140 141 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-101500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB SUN AFTERNOON THEN WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW 530 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK SUN AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB AS IT MERGES WITH LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT ...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 27 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT FEB 9 2008 ASP ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101235 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN FEB 10 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. PKZ197-110300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 974 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE TODAY. MONDAY MORNING...A 982 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK. ON TUESDAY...IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 985 MB. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N TO NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OVER THE SOUTHERN INLET THIS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY OVER THE SOUTHERN INLET IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 IN ICE FREE WATERS FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN FEB 10 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Feb 8, 11:30 AM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 11:30 AM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
430 PM AST FRI FEB 8 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM AND GFS HAD THE BEST INITIALIZATION OF THE
LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. FRONTAL POSITION WAS ALSO VERY
GOOD FOR THE NAM AND GFS. THE ECMWF WAS A LITTLE TOO FAR TO THE EAST.
AS THIS LOW MOVES THROUGH THE GULF THE TWO EUROPEAN MODELS PUSH IT
FARTHER NORTH THAN THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK WHILE THE NAM AND GFS
ARE PRETTY CONSISTENT IN MAINTAINING THE TRACK. NO REASON TO THINK
THERE SHOULD BE A CHANCE AND THE INITIALIZATIONS WERE BETTER ON THE
GFS AND NAM SO THOSE ARE THE MODELS BEING USED FOR THIS LOW.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE JET STREAM AT 250 MB REMAINS ZONAL
COMING OUT OF ASIA BETWEEN 30N AND 40N AND CONTINUING TO AROUND 160W.
IT THEN WEAKENS CONSIDERABLY AND BENDS NORTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA BEFORE HEADING INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA. THIS PATTERN WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
AT THE SURFACE THE LARGE RIDGE OVER THE INTERIOR PERSISTS. THIS RIDGE
EXTENDS INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA AND IS BLOCKING THE LOWS FROM MOVING
INTO MAINLAND ALASKA. ONCE THE LOWS LOSE THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FROM
THE JET STREAM AS THEY MOVE NORTHWARD THEY CANNOT PUSH INTO THE
RIDGE. THIS IS THE CASE WITH THE LARGE LOW SOUTH OF ATTU THIS
AFTERNOON. IT WILL ONLY MOVE ABOUT 200 MILES BETWEEN NOW AND SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AS THE RIDGE KEEPS IT FROM MOVING NORTHWARD AND THE JET
STREAM DEVELOPS A NEW LOW WELL TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THIS LOW ON
SATURDAY AND THEN MOVES IT TOWARD THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THERE IS A LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THAT IS MOVING TOWARD THE GULF.
THIS LOW IS BRINGING SOME SNOW AND WIND INTO KODIAK TODAY AND THAT
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. AS MENTIONED ABOVE THE TRACK OF THIS
LOW WILL BE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GULF.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...BIGGEST AREA OF CONCERN FOR THE SHORT TERM IS
THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MOVING INTO KODIAK. WITHOUT ANY RADAR OR
OBSERVATIONS OF VISIBILITIES OR PRECIPITATION BETWEEN KODIAK ISLAND
AND THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET A HANDLE ON THE
EXTENT OF THE PRECIPITATION AND HOW IT MAY IMPACT VISIBILITIES ON
KODIAK. MODEL DATA SHOWS THE GREATEST AREAS OF LIFTING AND
PRECIPITATION OCCURRING SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF THE ISLAND AND THE
FORECAST INDICATES THAT. HOWEVER THE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY ON KODIAK
AND THIS SITUATION SHOULD BE MONITORED BY PERSONS THERE OR WHO WISH
TO TRAVEL THERE OVER THE NEXT DAY.
WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AGAIN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WITH THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENING UP AGAIN. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE PATTERN FOR AWHILE.
CLOUDS ARE LIKELY TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD EARLY NEXT WEEK AND
TEMPERATURES SHOULD MODERATE SOME AS A RESULT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 120 130 138 155 176.
STORM 132 150.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 120-150 160 165 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FEB 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 4:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 11:52 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 57 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 9, 11:05 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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