Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 74, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 17, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 17, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 181250 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW PERSISTS. A 972 MB LOW MOVES TO WITHIN 350 NM EAST OF KODIAK LATE MON NIGHT THEN TO 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 968 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE TUESDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 181409 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 510 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW PERSISTS. A 972 MB LOW MOVES TO WITHIN 350 NM EAST OF KODIAK LATE MON NIGHT THEN TO 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 968 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE TUESDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 510 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 181527 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 627 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 UPDATED ZONES 125 129 130 140 141 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW PERSISTS. A 972 MB LOW MOVES TO WITHIN 350 NM EAST OF KODIAK LATE MON NIGHT THEN TO 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 968 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE TUESDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 627 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 627 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 627 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 627 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 627 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 181759 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 UPDATED ZONE 121 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-190300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... STRONG SOUTHEAST FLOW PERSISTS. A 972 MB LOW MOVES TO WITHIN 350 NM EAST OF KODIAK LATE MON NIGHT THEN TO 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 968 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE TUESDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 900 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 627 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 627 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 627 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 627 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 627 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 190004 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON AT 964 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 50 KT BECOMING GUSTS TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191256 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE OVER THE ISLAND AT 968 MB TUES AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND TUES EVENING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON THEN TO 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 972 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO SE WIND 70 KT DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191300 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 132, 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. PKZ197-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE OVER THE ISLAND AT 968 MB TUES AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND TUES EVENING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON THEN TO 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 972 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO SE WIND 70 KT DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191542 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 UPDATED ALL ZONES MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE OVER THE ISLAND AT 968 MB TUES AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND TUES EVENING. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON THEN TO 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 972 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 34 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. WIND BECOMING SE 35 KT EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT BY LATE MORNING. RAIN. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 70 KT DIMINISHING TO GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 640 AM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 200017 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-201500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 960 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUE NIGHT. A 960 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 330 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON AT 966 MB AND THEN TO 90 NM NORTH OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON AT 978 MB. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NORTH OF CAINES HEAD...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. SEAS 18 FT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU AN THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST TUE FEB 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
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 17, 10:45 AM AKST, 12 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 10:45 AM AKST, 12 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
345 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW IS PRESENT OVER THE STATE. THE CENTER OF THE
CYCLONIC FLOW IS A VERTICALLY STACKED...SLOW MOVING LOW JUST SOUTH OF
DUTCH HARBOR. HOWEVER...THE BIGGEST WIND AND WEATHER PRODUCER IS A
LOW WHICH IS MOVING NORTHWEST AND INLAND OVER BRISTOL BAY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...ROTATING AROUND THE MAIN LOW NEAR DUTCH. LOTS OF
WIND...RAIN...SNOW...AND WARM TEMPERATURES ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE
LOW. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS OUT TONIGHT FOR THOMPSON PASS
AND A SNOW ADVISORY FOR WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY.
NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE PATTERN FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH A SLOW
MOVING LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING AND WARM...MOIST GULF OF ALASKA
SHORTWAVES AND LOW PRESSURES MOVING SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT BUT THEN ARE HAVING
SOME TROUBLE ON THE NEXT GULF LOW TUESDAY. FAVORING A COMPROMISE
AMONG THE MODELS AS THE TIMING OF SHORTWAVES AND LOWS IN THE GULF
WILL LIKELY REMAIN DIFFICULT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHERN MAINLAND...
AS MENTIONED ABOVE...VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THE PATTERN. OVER THE
MAINLAND...MOIST AND WARM SOUTHEAST ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. RAIN WILL BE THE MORE COMMON PRECIPITATION
TYPE AT SEA LEVEL. THE USUAL DOWNSLOPE AREAS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY
DRY. WINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST FOR THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND GULF
OF ALASKA THIS EVENING AND THEN AGAIN TUESDAY WITH THE NEXT LOW
PRESSURE.
BERING/ALEUTIANS...
THE LOW PRESSURE AROUND DUTCH HARBOR WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT
EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS WITH MILDER TEMPERATURES OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND
ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY BE REPLACED BY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND SNOW
SHOWERS AS THE LOW DRIFTS EAST.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
IT IS STILL LOOKING LIKE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE EASTERN
BERING IN THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK...RESULTING IN COLDER
TEMPERATURES THE EASTERN BERING INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING ZONE 130.
GALE WARNING ZONES 120 125 132 172 175 185 351 352 411 412
413.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING ZONES 185 411 412.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FOISY FEB 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Feb 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 1:27 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Feb 18, 10:59 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.