Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 166, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 26, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
920 FZAK51 PAFC 270041 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WEAKENS THROUGH TONIGHT. A 976 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFIES TO 972 MB. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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759 FZAK51 PAFC 270045 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 CORRECTED ZONE 130 HEADLINE 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFIES TO 972 MB. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
519 FZAK51 PAFC 270536 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...RETRANSMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 CORRECTED ZONE 130 HEADLINE 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFIES TO 972 MB. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
506 FZAK51 PAFC 271246 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 175 NM SE OF KODIAK SAT EVENING THEN MOVE ONSHORE NEAR SEWARD SUN EVENING AT 978 MB. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
229 FZAK51 PAFC 280030 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO NEAR 85 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AT 975 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 983 MB AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT S OF KATMAI BAY. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
128 FZAK51 PAFC 280745 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 845 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 AMENDED ZONE 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO NEAR 85 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AT 975 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 983 MB AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 845 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT S OF KATMAI BAY. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
383 FZAK51 PAFC 281250 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-010300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 971 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY. A 972 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN NIGHT WILL BECOME A 980 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2010 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 28 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 26, 12:15 PM AKST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 12:15 PM AKST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1215 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED NEAR NORTON SOUND AND IS BECOMING
NEARLY STATIONARY. WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW STILL PRESENT OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW...A FEW FLURRIES
ARE STILL BEING SQUEEZED OUT...BUT THESE SHOULD TAPER OFF SOON. A
WEAK RESIDUAL SURFACE TROUGH IS ALSO PRESENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST WITH LOCALLY GUSTY OFFSHORE WINDS. A COL IS PRESENT OVER THE
EASTERN BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA...BUT HEADING FURTHER SOUTH
THERE IS A VERY STRONG STORM FORCE TO POSSIBLY HURRICANE FORCE
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW HAS GOOD UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT BUT THE
STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST OF THE PRECIP WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WITH THIS SYSTEM. AN UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE IS PRESENT OVER THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS. VERY COLD AIR IS
PRESENT OVER THE INTERIOR...STRETCHING SOUTHWEST INTO MUCH OF THE
BERING SEA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT AND HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST THROUGH
SUNDAY. THEN MODEL AGREEMENT GRADUALLY BEGINS TO DEGRADE.
THE STRONG LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY WILL STAY SOUTH
OF THE AREA MOVING EAST ALONG 46N...BUT SEVERAL TRIPLE POINTS WILL
FORM TO ITS NORTH ALONG A FRONT AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF
ALASKA. MODEL AGREEMENT SUNDAY NIGHT ONWARD IS NOT SO GOOD REGARDING
WHERE EXACTLY THE TROUGH AXIS SETS UP IN THE WEST/NORTHWEST
GULF...AND A COMPROMISE SOLUTION IS PROBABLY PRUDENT FOR NOW.
OUT WEST...ALL MODELS BRING A STRONG LOW TO NEAR THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS MONDAY MORNING AND THEN INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING.
HOWEVER...MODELS DO DISAGREE AS TO WHETHER THIS WILL BE A HURRICANE
FORCE LOW OR A STORM FORCE LOW (12Z GFS IS STRONGEST WITH 85 KT
BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS) AND THEY DISAGREE A BIT ON THE TRACK...BUT
GIVEN THAT THIS IS STILL A COUPLE DAYS OUT...MODELS ARE DOING JUST
FINE. MODELS FALL APART AS TO WHERE THIS LOW HEADS IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK AFTER IT LEAVES THE BERING. MOST MODELS BRING ANOTHER VERY
STRONG LOW ALONG A SIMILAR TRACK THROUGH THE BERING/ALEUTIANS
THURSDAY/FRIDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
WEAK RIDGING WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WITH DECREASING
CLOUDS AND ANY REMAINING FLURRIES WILL TAPER OFF. HOWEVER...THE
BREAK WILL BE SHORT-LIVED. A FEW TRIPLE POINT LOWS WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE FRONT RUNNING OUT AHEAD OF THE MONSTER NORTH PACIFIC LOW.
THESE TRIPLE POINTS LOWS WILL MOVE TO JUST EAST OF KODIAK
SUNDAY...THEN GRADUALLY ELONGATE INTO A TROUGH AXIS OVER THE
NORTHWEST GULF. GALE FORCE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER MARINE AREAS
WITH THIS SYSTEM. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY AND PRECIP WILL
BEGIN SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECIP WILL GENERALLY BEGIN AS SNOW...AND
ANCHORAGE COULD SEE A LIGHT OVERRUNNING EVENT SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE
THE DOWNSLOPE KICKS IN. KODIAK WILL BE A TRICKY FORECAST...WITH
PRECIP BEGINNING AS SNOW...POSSIBLY CHANGING TO RAIN BUT HIGHLY
SENSITIVE TO THE LOW TRACK...THEN CHANGING BACK TO SNOW. THE PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AREA WILL BEGIN AS SNOW BUT PROBABLY CHANGE TO RAIN AT
SEA LEVEL SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT. AGAIN...THOUGH...THIS IS HIGHLY
SENSITIVE TO THE LOW TRACK AND IF THE LOW TRACKS FURTHER EAST THEN
ALL BETS ARE OFF. UNSETTLED WEATHER SHOULD CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AS
THE TROUGH AXIS OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF ELONGATES AND NEARLY STALLS.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTON SOUND IS NOT TOO MUCH OF A
WEATHER-MAKER FOR THE SOUTHWEST...WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND COLD
TEMPERATURES CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. SOME SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE
GULF LOW SHOULD SNEAK WEST ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN RANGE SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA SHOULD REMAIN DRY AND VERY
COLD. MAY NEED WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AT SOME POINT OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AS WINDS PICK UP A BIT.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
COLD...SHOWERY NORTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES OVER MUCH OF THE REGION.
ESPECIALLY COLD IS SAINT PAUL WHERE THE PROXIMITY OF THE ICE EDGE IS
MAKING TEMPS STRUGGLE TO TOP ZERO. NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE EASTERN
BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL FURTHER INCREASE TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY AS THE MONSTER LOW SOUTH OF THE AREA MOVES EAST AND HELPS
TO DRAW THE COLD AIR FURTHER SOUTH. A GALE FORCE FRONT SOUTH OF A
PARENT LOW NEAR KAMCHATKA WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN ALEUTIANS
SATURDAY BUT GRADUALLY FALL APART AS IT MOVES INTO THE HIGH PRESSURE
IN THE CENTRAL BERING. THIS WILL BE CHILD'S PLAY COMPARED TO
UPCOMING POTENTIALLY VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS NEXT
WEEK...THE FIRST OF WHICH COMES AROUND MONDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
VERY ACTIVE PATTERN CONTINUES NEXT WEEK WITH THE UPPER LEVEL JET
STREAM FINALLY FURTHER NORTH AND IN OUR AREA. ACTIVE WEATHER WILL BE
PRESENT OVER THE ENTIRE AREA...BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE
BERING/ALEUTIANS WHERE A COUPLE STRONG SURFACE LOWS SHOULD MOVE
THROUGH.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING ZONES 130 132 138 140 150 155 165 170 171 172
175 176 351 352 411 412 413.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING ZONES 130 140 150 155 160 165
170 171 172 411 412 413 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FOISY FEB 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:28 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Feb 27, 5:11 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr |
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