Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 301, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 15, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
- Mar 15, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 152321 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-161400- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE 150 EAST OF KODIAK CITY MON EVENING. A 990 MB LOW DEVELOPING 200 SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-161400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-161400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-161400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-161400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-161400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT NE OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-161400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 160124 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 525 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-161400- 525 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY MON EVENING. A 990 MB LOW DEVELOPING 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-161400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-161400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-161400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-161400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-161400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT NE OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-161400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 160415 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 815 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 125 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-161400- 525 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY MON EVENING. A 990 MB LOW DEVELOPING 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA MON AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 815 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-161400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-161400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 815 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-161400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-161400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-161400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT NE OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-161400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161119 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-170200- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 985 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT. A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS WILL PERSIST IN THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-170200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING E 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-170200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-170200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-170200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-170200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-170200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161343 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 540 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 UPDATE TO ZONE 129 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. PKZ197-170200- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 985 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT. A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS WILL PERSIST IN THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-170200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING E 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-170200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. SNOW. AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170200- PASSAGE CANAL 540 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-170200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-170200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-170200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-170200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 162358 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-171400- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AND COMPLEX LOW WILL PERSIST IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ120-171400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-171400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-171400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-171400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-171400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-171400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170009 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-171400- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AND COMPLEX LOW WILL PERSIST IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ120-171400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-171400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-171400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-171400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-171400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-171400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170045 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 445 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-171400- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AND COMPLEX LOW WILL PERSIST IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ120-171400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-171400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-171400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-171400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-171400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-171400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171134 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-180200- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A BROAD AND COMPLEX LOW WILL PERSIST IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-180200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-180200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING NE 25 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAY AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-180200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-180200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-180200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-180200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171215 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 CORRECTED 125 130 132 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. PKZ197-180200- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A BROAD AND COMPLEX LOW WILL PERSIST IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-180200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-180200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING NE 25 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAY AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-180200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-180200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-180200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-180200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 172347 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-181400- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD AND COMPLEX LOW WILL PERSIST IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-181400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-181400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-181400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-181400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-181400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-181400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-181400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 15, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT
120 HOURS WITH THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN. AS EXPECTED THERE ARE SOME
DISCREPANCIES REGARDING EXACT POSITION AND INTENSITY OF WEAK LOWS IN
THE GULF OF ALASKA AS THEY ROTATE AROUND UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
TOWARD THE MIDDLE AND END OF THE WEEK.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE IS A STRENGTHENING UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND A DIGGING LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER
THE GULF OF ALASKA. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS NEAR THE YUKON TERRITORY
AND IS ON THE MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST BRINGING A STRONG DOSE OF
ARCTIC AIR TO MAINLAND ALASKA. A 150 KT JET DROPS DOWN THE FRONT OF
THE RIDGE IN THE BERING SEA AND CROSSES THE ALEUTIANS NEAR DUTCH
HARBOR BEFORE CONTINUING SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC AND
BECOMING ZONAL AROUND 45 DEGREES LATITUDE.
AT THE SURFACE...A 981 MB LOW IS IN THE EASTERN GULF AND MOVING TO
THE NORTHWEST. THIS LOW IS COMBINING WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA TO CREATE STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OVER THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST...AND COLD NORTHERLY
OUTFLOW WINDS TO FAVORED AREAS OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST SUCH AS
THOMPSON PASS...SEWARD...WHITTIER...AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...THE MAIN CHALLENGE WILL BE THE GAP WINDS
IN BOTH INLAND AND COASTAL AREAS. WITHOUT UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT THE
WINDS SHOULD REMAIN PRIMARILY BELOW WARNING LEVEL THROUGH THOMPSON
PASS AND IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS WILL
REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND THOMPSON PASS
SUNDAY NIGHT. AS THE LOW IN THE GULF ROTATES INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON
MONDAY KODIAK ISLAND HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR A WINTER STORM...DEPENDING
ON HOW QUICKLY THE LOW WEAKENS AND THE EXACT TRACK. CONFIDENCE IS TOO
LOW TO ISSUE ANY HEADLINES AT THIS TIME.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WILL INTENSIFY DURING THE DAY OVER THE UPPER
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA AS WELL AS THE BRISTOL BAY AREA. A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND.
.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. A WEATHER FRONT WILL STALL AND WEAKEN OVER THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING MINIMAL WEATHER
IMPACTS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE BERING SEA RIDGE LOOKS TO STAY ESTABLISHED
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS MEANS A CONTINUATION OF GENERALLY
CLEAR AND UNSEASONABLY COLD WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA
AND STRONG WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY 131 145 151 155 161
MARINE...STORM 120 130 150 155
GALE 121 125 129 132 138 140 160 165 180 170 172 175 176
179 351 352 411 412 413 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD MAR 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 15, 8:15 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 16, 5:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr |
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