Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 276, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 5, 2009, 2:42 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2009, 2:42 PM AKST (23:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 060105 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 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. PKZ197-061500- 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE GULF THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN TO THE GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...KALGIN ISLAND SOUTHWARD...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 061237 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 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. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW NEAR CAPE SUCKLING MOVES ON SHORE NEAR YAKUTAT FRI EVENING AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. HIGH PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF ON FRIDAY AND PERSISTS THROUGH SATURDAY $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS NORTHWEST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BECOMING LIGHT BY AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 40 KT S END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S END OF INLET...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070031 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO AROUND 50 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT SEAS 12 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH NORTHERN AND WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT GUSTING 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR KAMISHAK BAY THIS EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...ANCHOR POINT SOUTH...W WIND 35 KT GUSTING 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF ANCHOR POINT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT GUSTING 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071224 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 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 BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BECOMING LIGHT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S OF ANCHOR POINT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BECOMING LIGHT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. ANCHOR POINT NORTHWARD...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 080006 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 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. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A MODERATE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES EASTWARD SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...SMALL SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 080702 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 CORRECTED HEADLINE FOR COOK INLET 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. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A MODERATE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN AND WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES EASTWARD SUN NIGHT AND MON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1000 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 081144 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 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. PKZ197-090200- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT AND WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES EASTWARD MON. $$ PKZ120-090200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-090200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-090200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-090200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-090200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. BARREN ISLANDS AND SE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 15 KT SE OF BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-090200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-090200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-090200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-090200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 082309 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 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. PKZ197-091400- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT AND WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES EASTWARD MON. A 1017 MB LOW WILL FORM ON THIS FRONT ABOUT 116 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON EVENING, REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY, THEN DISSIPATE LATE TUE. $$ PKZ120-091400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-091400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-091400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-091400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-091400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-091400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-091400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091120 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 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. PKZ197-100200- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK DISTURBANCE OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS MORNING MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BEFORE DISSIPATING. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES EASTWARD. A SECOND FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-100200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-100200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-100200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-100200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-100200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-100200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-100200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100020 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 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. PKZ197-101400- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF EARLY TUE. A 1002 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-101400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-101400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-101400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-101400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-101400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT SOUTH OF KARLUK IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-101400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-101400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Mar 5, 5:00 AM AKST, 9 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 5:00 AM AKST, 9 hours 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE 00Z GFS INITIALIZED WELL AND CONTINUES TO HANDLE THE EVOLUTION OF
THE CURRENT SYSTEM SATISFACTORILY. THE COLD FRONT SHOULD PASS
THROUGH THE COOK INLET REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS
EVENING...AND THEN PASS THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND REGIONS AROUND MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE 12 UTC SOUNDING AT ANCHORAGE SHOWED A FAIRLY ISOTHERMAL SATURATED
LAYER FROM THE SURFACE UP TO 775 MB...WITH AN EXTREMELY DRY LAYER
BETWEEN 550 MB AND 700 MB. THE BOTTOM LINE...ANCHORAGE HAS SEEN
SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING ATTRIBUTABLE TO WARM RAIN
PROCESSES DUE TO THE PRIME SNOW GROWTH ZONE BEING FAR TOO DRY.
ALOFT...THE STRONG UPPER RIDGE CONTINUES TO MOVE ONLY SLOWLY TO THE
EAST...WITH ITS AXIS JUST WEST OF THE ALCAN BORDER...WITH A BROAD
TROUGH SITUATED OVER THE BERING SEA AND NORTH PACIFIC WITH SEVERAL
EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES. A STRONG NEGATIVE TILT SHORTWAVE IS MOVING
NORTHWARD AROUND A PRIMARY VORTEX OVER SIBERIA. BETWEEN THIS
SHORTWAVE AND THE RIDGE AXIS...A STRONG SOUTHERLY JET IS BRINGING
VERY WARM WEATHER FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH SOUTHWEST
ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE...THE PRIMARY WEATHER FEATURE CONTINUES TO BE THE 972
MB LOW CURRENTLY ABOUT 200 NM WEST OF HOOPER BAY IN THE NORTH BERING
SEA. A WARM FRONT HAS MOVED WELL INLAND AND IS NOW SITUATED ALONG
THE ALASKA RANGE EXTENDING ALL THE WAY TO THE ALCAN BORDER.
SOUTHERLY FLOW HAS TAKEN OVER NEARLY ALL OF SOUTHCENTRAL AS THE
REGION IS SITUATED IN THE WARM SECTOR OF THIS SYSTEM. A WEAK SURFACE
TROUGH IS LOCATED TO THE EAST OF THE KENAI PENINSULA ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GULF. THE OTHER FEATURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS A COLD
FRONT WHICH IS CURRENTLY MOVING ALONG THE AKPEN EXTENDING INTO THE
FAR WESTERN GULF...AND WILL MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH THE REGION
TODAY...CROSSING SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...STRONG COLD ADVECTION HAS TAKEN OVER TO
THE SOUTH OF THE SURFACE LOW...WITH WINDS TO STORM FORCE IN THE
NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING...AND TO GALE FORCE ELSEWHERE. AS THESE
WINDS CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND...BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL
BECOME POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO
COOL...WITH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 55 MPH AT TIMES. FOR THE UPPER
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...WARM AIR IS NEAR ITS PEAK EXTENT...AND THE COLUMN
SHOULD BEGIN COOLING SOON...EFFECTIVELY ENDING THE FREEZING RAIN
THREAT. DUE TO THE STRONG DYNAMICS AND A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT...STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THIS
REGION AS WELL. ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY REGION THIS MORNING...WARMER
TEMPERATURES HAVE RESULTED IN MOSTLY RAIN WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE...BUT WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD
FRONT THIS MORNING...A SWITCHOVER TO SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR ALONG
WITH WINDY CONDITIONS.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...THE WARM FRONT AND UPSLOPE FLOW
ARE BOTH CONTRIBUTING TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WELL NORTH OF TALKEETNA ON
THE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE...WHERE SNOW AMOUNTS ARE
STILL EXPECTED TO BE QUITE PRODIGIOUS. ELSEWHERE...FOR THE MAT-SU
VALLEY...ANCHORAGE BOWL...AND THE KENAI PENINSULA...A DRY LAYER ALOFT
HAS RESULTED IN ONLY VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION FALLING ACROSS THE
REGION. AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...EXPECT WINDS TO SHIFT TO SOUTHWESTERLY AS COLD ADVECTION
TAKES OVER. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS SHOULD BE REMAIN LIGHT FOR
ANCHORAGE...WITH ONLY A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
FRONT. FARTHER NORTH AND EAST...THE SOUTHWESTERN SLOPES OF THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN ZONES COULD SEE HEAVIER
AMOUNTS OF SNOW AS A LOW DEVELOPS INLAND AND MOVES TOWARDS THE ALCAN
BORDER TONIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE INTERIOR AHEAD OF ANOTHER
STRONG SYSTEM IN THE BERING SEA. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS OF STRONG
WINDS CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM FOR SATURDAY...WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW
DEVELOPING IN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS A
TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL EXIST BETWEEN THE HIGH OVER THE
MAINLAND AND THE LOW IN THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WARNING...145
MARINE...GALE WARNING...121 129 132 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 171
176 180
STORM WARNING...120 130 172 175 179 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...140 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
CC MAR 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:55 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 5, 12:36 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 5, 2:42 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 5, 2:42 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 49 hr |
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