Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 227, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 27, 2009, 5:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 59 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 27, 2009, 5:00 PM AKST (02:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 59 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280156 CCC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 CORRECTED ZONES 132 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. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A 1018 MB LOW FORMS 50 NM EAST OF KENNEDY ENTRANCE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND INTENSIFIES TO 1006 MB SUNDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES 150 SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING. THIS LOW THEN DISSIPATES AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE WEST. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES...DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT...OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES...N GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 280950 RRA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 CORRECTED ZONES 132 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. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A 1018 MB LOW FORMS 50 NM EAST OF KENNEDY ENTRANCE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND INTENSIFIES TO 1006 MB SUNDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES 150 SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING. THIS LOW THEN DISSIPATES AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE WEST. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES...DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES...N GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 281237 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 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. PKZ197-010300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1021 MB LOW AT SAINT AUGUSTINE WILL MOVE TO 80 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1006 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT THEN TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON BY SUN AFTERNOON AND DEEPEN TO 997 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND.. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 010035 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1016 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 85 NM SOUTH EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT AT 1005 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE EVENING. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR THE ENTRANCES TO THE STRAIT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N WINDS 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR THE BAY ENTRANCE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR THE BAY ENTRANCE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 010159 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED 455 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 UPDATE TO ZONES 132 AND 138 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1016 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 85 NM SOUTH EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT AT 1005 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE EVENING. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 455 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KTS. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KTS. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 455 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR THE ENTRANCES TO THE STRAIT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES ENDING IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N WINDS 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR THE BAY ENTRANCE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR THE BAY ENTRANCE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 010902 RRA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...RETRANSMITTED 1201 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 RETRANSMISSION 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1016 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 85 NM SOUTH EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT AT 1005 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE EVENING. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE IN THE EVENING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 455 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KTS. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KTS. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 455 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR THE ENTRANCES TO THE STRAIT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES ENDING IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N WINDS 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR THE BAY ENTRANCE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT NEAR THE BAY ENTRANCE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 011238 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON. A 1006 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 011544 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 UPDATED ZONES 120 121 125 130 138 140 141 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON. A 1006 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE OUTFLOW OF BAYS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 40 KT S END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S END OF INLET. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 011810 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 910 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 UPDATED ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON. A 1006 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE OUTFLOW OF BAYS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 910 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 40 KT S END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S END OF INLET. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 640 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 020003 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TROUGH MON NIGHT. A 1007 MB LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...WEST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 020307 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 CORRECTION TO SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. A 1007 MB LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...WEST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 021245 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TROUGH TUE NIGHT. A 1007 MB LOW 40 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD TUE AFTERNOON AT 1008 MB AND THEN MOVE TO 115 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 27, 5:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 5:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKST FRI FEB 27 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS AND NAM ONCE AGAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS THAT WE CAN EXPECT OVER THE WEEKEND. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...BLIZZARD IN THE WEST IS VERIFYING THIS MORNING...LOOKS LIKE THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE EASTWARD FAIRLY RAPIDLY TONIGHT AND SAT MORNING. MAIN ISSUES THIS AFTERNOON IS SNOW VERSUS RAIN OVER BRISTOL BAY AS MODELS INDICATING FAIRLY WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH FRONT...HENCE THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR BRISTOL BAY. THE SECOND ISSUE IS THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE THAT WILL BE ADVECTED OVER THE AK RANGE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL SAT MORNING. BY THE TIME THE FRONT IS EAST OF THE RANGE IT IS ELONGATED AND THERE IS LITTLE SURFACE FORCING. MAIN ARGUMENT FOR SOME SNOW IN SOUTHCENTRAL IS SW FLOW AT 500 MB AND TROUGH THAT DEEPENS ON SATURDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING SEA...WESTERLY FLOW PERSISTENT ALOFT SHOULD ALLOW FOR SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL NEXT SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING ON SUNDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST...ONCE FRONT MOVES EAST EXPECTING VARIABLE CLOUDS WITH SOME SNOWSHOWERS MAINLY IN COASTAL AREAS. AIR TEMPERATURES MAINLY IN THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S. SOUTHCENTRAL...SOME SNOW ON SATURDAY...AMOUNTS INCREASING AS ONE MOVES NORTHWARD. GOOD BET FOR SNOW IN PWS, CORDOVA, AND INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN SAT EVENING THROUGH SUN MORNING AS LOW/TROUGH DEEPENS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF ON SAT. MODEST OFFSHORE COLD AIR ADVECTION BEGINNING SAT EVENING FOR THE USUAL WIND CHALLENGED LOCALES. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MAIN ISSUE IS THE NEXT BERING LOW...STORM TRACK ON GFS ON MONDAY PUTS THE LOW CENTER OVER EASTERN ST. LAWERENCE IS. FRONT IS ELONGATED AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE STATE..BUT AS OF NOW LOOKS AS IF WHAT PRECIP DOES EMERGE FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE PRIMARILY IN THE FORM OF SNOW. IF THE TROUGH/LOW DOES TAKE THE GFS TRACK FOR TUE WOULD EXPECT WIDESPREAD SNOW OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...ON GOING FRZ RAIN FOR 161, BLIZ FOR 155 MARINE...SEE PACKAGE FOR DETAILS FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP FEB 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | ||
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 10:54 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:37 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 17 hr |
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