Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 185, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 14, 2009, 4:00 AM 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 14, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
988 FZAK51 PAFC 141232 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WEAKENS THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUN. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SAT NIGHT AND TO THE CENTRAL GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS SHIFTING TO S 15 KT OR LESS THIS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 150000 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF HOLDS THROUGH SUN THEN WEAKENS AND DRIFTS EAST SUN NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF EARLY SUN THEN MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF MON. A 992 MB LOW DEVELOPS 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK MON. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 20 KT OUT OF NORTHEASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 13 FT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 150820 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1120 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 UPDATED ZONES 120 121 125 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF HOLDS THROUGH SUN THEN WEAKENS AND DRIFTS EAST SUN NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF EARLY SUN THEN MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF MON. A 992 MB LOW DEVELOPS 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK MON. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1120 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 1120 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1120 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 13 FT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
358 FZAK51 PAFC 151309 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF MON. A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK CITY MON AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TUE. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT SE OF BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING S END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 152020 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1120 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 UPDATE TO ZONE 130 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF MON. A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK CITY MON AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TUE. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1120 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT SE OF BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING S END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 160000 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 1012 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS WITH SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 13, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKST FRI FEB 13 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL SHORT TERM SOLUTIONS AND FORECAST TRENDS SEEM REASONABLE THROUGH ABOUT SUN NIGHT. SOLUTIONS VARY SIGNIFICANTLY BEYOND THIS PONIT OVER THE ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA. .UPPER LEVELS...PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES. BROADENING UPPER CENTER OVER EASTERN RUSSIA ACTS AS THE PIVOT POINT FOR DEVELOPING WAVES MOVING ACROSS ASIA/NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS AND SW MAINLAND. THIS WILL TRANSLATE INTO CONTINUED UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH ALTERNATE STORM SYSTEMS OUT WEST. CONDITIONS IN THE EAST AND SOUTHCENTRAL SHOULD NOT BE AS TURBULENT WAS LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGES TRANSIT THE AREA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .EAST...FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS EAST AS UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA LATE TONIGHT AND SAT. SO WILL INCREASE POPS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT. GAP WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL OVERNIGHT AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS RELAX. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF SAT NIGHT/SUN AS A STRONG FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES TO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. IT LOOKS THIS ONE WILL BRING MUCH WARMER AIR SO INITIAL BURST OF SNOW SHOULD CHANGE TO RAIN OVER THE WESTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON AND BECOME MIXED OVER THE KENAI PEN/PORTIONS OF THE NORTH SUN AFTERNOON/NIGHT. .WEST...STORM CENTER NEAR ST. MATTHEW ISLAND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND MOVES OVER THE SEWARD PEN TONIGHT. ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH AT STRETCHING ACROSS THE SW MAINLAND IS WEAKENING. RADAR AND SATELLITE SHOW THE BACK EDGE OF RAIN/SNOW APPROACHING THE SW COAST. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME MORE SHOWERY TONIGHT ON TH BACKSIDE OF TROUGH. NEXT BIG STORM DEVELOPING SW OF THE ALEUTIANS MOVES SOUTH OF ADAK SAT MORNING AND SOUTH OF THE PRIBILOFS SUN NIGHT. THIS CENTER THEN WEAKENS AND MOVES TO ALONG THE SW COAST NEAR BETHEL SUN AFTERNOON. THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SEE BRIEF PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT AND THE AK PEN SAT UNTIL THE WARM AIR MOVES IN AND MIXES OR CHANGES THE SNOW TO RAIN. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY SAT MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS AND COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT/LOW CENTER. THESE CONDITIONS MAY SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AS LOW CENTER MOVES TOWARD THE PRIBILOFS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO PROBABLE OVER THE PRIBILOFS LATE TONIGHT WITH SNOW AND WIND DEVELOPING IN ADVANCE OF FRONT. TEMPS SHOULD WARM ENOUGH TO END BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE PRIBILOFS SAT EVENING...BUT MAY REDEVELOP SUN MORNING WITH THE ONSET OF COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACKSIDE OF LOW. TEMPS WILL BE SLOW TO WARM OVER THE SW MAINLAND...SO WILL SEE SOME BLOWING SNOW DEVELOPING SAT NIGHT...THIS WILL BEAR WATCHING FOR BLIZZARD POTENTIAL. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE LONG-WAVE PATTERN REMAINS LOW AMPLITUDE AND PROGRESSIVE INTO NEXT WEEK. THE RESULTANT STORM TRACKS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW IS ALREADY FORMING AND WILL AFFECT THE ALEUTIANS LATE THIS WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 191 AND BLIZZARD WATCH 195. MARINE...STORM 172 AND 175 GALES 130 150 155 160 165 170 171 176 179 185. RMC FEB 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 3:55 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:55 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:55 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 14, 4:57 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 48 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.