Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 186, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 14, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
8 follow-up statements
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. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 15 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161257 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND....E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .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...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS NW...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN SHIFTING TO NW 25 THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW OF BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW OF BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...WIND INCREASING TO W 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT . SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES SOUTH END OF STRAIT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. S OF KALGIN ISLAND...WIND SHIFTING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SW 25 KT S END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161312 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND....E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .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...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS NW...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN SHIFTING TO NW 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW OF BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NW OF BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...WIND INCREASING TO W 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT . SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES SOUTH END OF STRAIT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. S OF KALGIN ISLAND...WIND SHIFTING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SW 25 KT S END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170009 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 16 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE TUESDAY NIGHT NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND. A BROAD LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...BECOMING HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY...BECOMING HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 16 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171236 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT OR LESS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S END OF INLET...WIND BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT OR LESS. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE 10 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT S END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY S END OF INLET. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 17 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 14 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
ALOFT...THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURES ARE A TRIO OF VORTICES
EXTENDING FROM CHINA TO EASTERN SIBERIA TO THE ARCTIC SEA NEAR 80N
140W THAT IS SPITTING OUT SYSTEMS IN RAPID SUCCESSION FROM SOUTHERN
CHINA TOWARDS ALASKA. WITH THE MEAN RIDGE POSITION OVER EASTERN
AK/WESTERN CANADA THE FLOW IS MOSTLY SOUTHWESTERLY BRINGING IN A MUCH
WARMER AND WETTER WEATHER PATTERN THAN WHAT WE HAVE SEEN MOST OF THIS
WINTER. A SUBTLE SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY OVER CENTRAL ALASKA IS RAPIDLY
WEAKENING AS IT APPROACHES THE RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING FROM THE GULF OF
ALASKA INTO NORTHWEST CANADA...BUT HAS BROUGHT LIGHT UPSLOPE SNOW TO
THE UPPER SUSITNA VALLEY THIS MORNING. A STRONG SHORTWAVE IS
CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUPPORTING A LARGE STORM
SYSTEM SEEN ON SATELLITE LOOPS BRINGING CLOUDS TO ALL OF THE AKPEN
AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
IS MOVING EASTWARD TOWARDS THE ALEUTIANS HOT ON THE HEELS OF THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SHORTWAVE.
AT THE SURFACE...A LARGE 979 MB DOUBLE-PRONGED LOW OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS IS BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE PRIBILOFS AS IT
CONTINUES TO TREK TOWARDS BRISTOL BAY AND SOUTHWEST AK. AHEAD OF
THIS LOW...SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO PUSH WARM MOIST AIR ONTO TO
THE KENAI PENINSULA AND THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AREAS. WINDS THROUGH
TURNAGAIN ARM ARE SUBSIDING SOMEWHAT BUT SHOULD PICK BACK UP AS THE
NEXT LOW APPROACHES SOUTHWEST AK WITH AN INCREASE IN THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NAM CONTINUES TO HANDLE THE DETAILS OF THE PLACEMENT AND
ORIENTATION OF THE 979 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THE BEST. IT
KEEPS THE NORTHERN LOW OF THE SET AS THE STRONGEST WHICH MATCHES WELL
SO FAR WITH SATELLITE PRESENTATION. ALL MODELS WANT TO SEND THIS LOW
NORTHWARD TO NEAR THE NORTHWEST AK COASTLINE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH
A TRIPLE POINT LOW FORMING ALONG THE FRONT NEAR KODIAK ISLAND. MODELS
ARE TRENDING WEAKER WITH THIS FEATURE IN THE GULF AND THUS WINDS WERE
TRENDED DOWNWARD IN THE MONDAY-TUESDAY PERIOD TAKING INTO ACCOUNT
THIS WEAKENING TREND IN THE MODELS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...SUBTLE SURFACE RIDGING TODAY BETWEEN THE TWO LOWS OVER
NORTHWEST ALASKA AND THE LARGE 979 MB LOW IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
HAS LESSENED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ENOUGH TO LOWER WINDS THROUGH
TURNAGAIN ARM INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. AS THIS SURFACE RIDGING GIVES
WAY TONIGHT TO PRESSURE FALLS WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO PICK BACK UP
SUNDAY MORNING IN TURNAGAIN ARM AND LAST INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS
BEFORE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING HOURS. PRECIPITATION
SHOULD BE FAIRLY LIMITED IN THE ANCHORAGE BOWL DUE TO DOWNSLOPE FLOW
BUT THE FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE WESTERN
SUSITNA VALLEY SHOULD SEE HEFTIER AMOUNTS. WITH TEMPERATURES
STRADDLING THE FREEZING MARK IN LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA...RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE.
SOUTHWEST AK...STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 979 MB LOW ACROSS THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND THE PRIBILOFS WILL APPROACH SOUTHWEST ALASKA
TONIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST
COASTLINE MUCH LIKE THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM BROUGHT THOSE CONDITIONS FROM
DILLINGHAM NORTH. WE ALSO HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL AS
COLD ADVECTION WINDS APPROACHING 35-40 MPH AND LIGHT SNOW COULD MAKE
FOR NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. OTHERWISE EXPECT HIGHER PRECIPITATION
TOTALS TOWARDS THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND AKPEN TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT CLOSE TO WHERE THE LOW TRACKS...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN
THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY DUE TO DOWNSLOPE FLOW OFF THE ALASKA
RANGE.
IN THE ALEUTIANS...A FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BE SITUATED ALONG THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING ALONG THIS FRONT
CONTINUING TO BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO MOST OF THE CHAIN THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS CONTINUE TO HINT AT A MORE AMPLIFIED
WEATHER PATTERN IN THE EXTENDED. A VERY LARGE AND DEEP CUT-OFF LOW
WILL ESTABLISH ITSELF NEAR 40N 140W...WHILE THE LARGE VORTEX NEAR
EASTERN SIBERIA WILL PERSIST AND GROW STRONGER. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR
A STRONG JET TO KEEP FAST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT MOVING TOWARDS ALASKA
AS RIDGING TRIES TO BUILD OVER THE STATE. THUS EXPECT A CONTINUED
ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 161 AND 195. BLIZZARD WATCH 155.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 130 132 136 137 150 155 160 165 170 172
175 176 179 180 352 412 413 414
STORM WARNING...NONE
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...179 412 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
CC FEB 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 67 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:11 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 15, 10:34 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 23 hr |
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