Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 29, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 5, 2010, 7:20 AM AKST. It was in force for 33 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 5, 2010, 7:20 AM AKST (16:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
809 FZAK51 PAFC 051622 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO CENTRAL COOK INLET BY SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 977 MB. A 991 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB 180 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 720 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 630 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 720 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S WIND 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 630 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 630 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 630 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 630 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
7 follow-up statements
981 FZAK51 PAFC 051629 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 730 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 CORRECTED HEADLINE ZONE 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO CENTRAL COOK INLET BY SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 977 MB. A 991 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB 180 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 720 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 630 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 720 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR BAYS AND PASSES. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S WIND 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 630 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 630 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 630 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 630 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
630 FZAK51 PAFC 060024 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA AND THEN MOVE INTO NORTHERN COOK INLET BY SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB. A 995 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT EXCEPT SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
812 FZAK51 PAFC 060640 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 940 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 UPDATED AREA 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA AND THEN MOVE INTO NORTHERN COOK INLET BY SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB. A 995 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT EXCEPT SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 940 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
768 FZAK51 PAFC 060838 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1140 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 UPDATED AREA 120 125 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA AND THEN MOVE INTO NORTHERN COOK INLET BY SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 980 MB. A 995 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF CORDOVA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1140 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT EXCEPT SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1140 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 940 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
459 FZAK51 PAFC 061231 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 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. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW IN CENTRAL COOK INLET WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 170 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT EARLY MON MORNING. A 1004 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUN EVENING AND MOVE INLAND SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
842 FZAK51 PAFC 061602 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 UPDATED ALL ZONES COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW IN CENTRAL COOK INLET WILL DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 170 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT EARLY MON MORNING. A 1004 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUN EVENING AND MOVE INLAND SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 645 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 645 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 645 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 645 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 645 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 645 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 645 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 645 AM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
915 FZAK51 PAFC 070024 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB AND MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT EARLY MON MORNING. A 1004 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 40 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT AND MOVE INLAND NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF CAINES HEAD DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 6 2010 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Feb 5, 5:00 AM AKST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 5:00 AM AKST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST FRI FEB 5 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM POLAR VORTEX
DOWN THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. VERY COLD AIR
HAS ACCOMPANIED THIS TROUGH...AND TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO ARE
COMBINING WITH GUSTY WINDS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 40 BELOW
OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA. A WEAK SURFACE LOW HAS MOVED
INLAND NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND IS PRODUCING AN AREA OF LIGHT
SNOW FROM THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY TO ANCHORAGE AND INTO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND. A STRONGER LOW APPROACHING THE EASTERN GULF IS MOVING
TO THE NORTHWEST AND WILL BE THE MAIN CHALLENGE IN THE MORNING
FORECAST PACKAGE AS IT RACES RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHERN GULF.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...ALL MAJOR MODELS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THIS FIRST
BIG STORM THAT WILL IMPACT SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT THE MODEL CONSENSUS BEGINS TO RAPIDLY
FALL APART. THE MODELS AGREE THAT A LARGE LOW COMPLEX SOMEWHERE SOUTH
OF COLD BAY WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY...BUT DO NOT AGREE ON THE
DETAILS OF NUMEROUS SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVES THAT ROTATE THROUGH THE
GULF DURING THE WEEK. GFS IS A BIT OF AN OUTLIER TRYING TO DEVELOP A
STRONG LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF ON MONDAY....WHEREAS THE ECMWF (AND
HPC AS WELL) LEAN MORE TOWARDS A MORE FLUID SITUATION WITH NUMEROUS
EMBEDDED WAVES PINWHEELING AROUND THE COMPOSITE LOW CENTER. AT THIS
TIME THE EC/HPC SOLUTION SEEMS MORE LIKELY...AND SINCE INHERITED
FORECASTE ALREADY REFLECTED THIS PHILOSOPHY...HAVE OPTED TO LEAVE
EXTENDED FORECAST UNCHANGED FROM YESTERDAY. OVERALL...FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE IN THE SHORT TERM...BUT SLIGHTLY BELOW
AVERAGE FOR THE MID AND LONG RANGE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...FIRST BIG QUESTION OF THE DAY IS HOW MUCH SNOW WILL
FALL IN THE COOK INLET AREA THIS MORNING. WEAK LOW THAT IS
DISSIPATING IN THE VICINITY OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IS CONTINUING TO
CREATE SNOW ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CHUGACH RANGE. THIS PROCESS IS
LIKELY BEING SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED BY THE WARM SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW
OVERRUNNING THE COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE AT THE LOW LEVELS. MOST
LOCATIONS SHOULD SEE NO MORE THAN ONE INCH OF SNOW. HOWEVER IF ONE OF
THE MODERATE SNOW BANDS BECOMES STATIONARY...ALL BETS ARE OFF AND
SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL. LATE THIS AFTERNOON ALL EYES TURN
TO MORE SIGNIFICANT STORM CURRENTLY IN THE SOUTHEAST GULF. AS THIS
LOW RACES TO THE NORTHWEST SNOW WILL AGAIN OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE
REGION. THE BREAK BETWEEN THIS FIRST AND SECOND SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BE
ONLY A FEW HOURS...AND ALONG COASTAL AREAS THERE MAY NOT BE ANY BREAK
AT ALL. THE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF (OR
PERHAPS JUST SOUTH OF) SEWARD ON THE KENAI PENINSULA. THE EXACT TRACK
OF THE LOW WILL MAKE A LARGE DIFFERENCE FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE
WESTERN KENAI AND ANCHORAGE AREAS. IF THE LOW IS FURTHER
NORTH...DOWNSLOPING OVER THE REGION WILL BE MINIMIZED AND SNOWFALL
TOTALS WILL INCREASE. CONVERSELY...A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK WOULD ALLOW
DOWNSLOPING TO INCREASE AND SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE SNOW AMOUNTS ON
THE LEE SIDE OF THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS. THE FORECAST THIS
MORNING WILL OPT FOR A MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD SOLUTION...BRINGING
MODERATE SNOW TO THE AREA. MEANWHILE...SNOW WILL BEGIN IN VALDEZ AND
THE REST OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS AFTERNOON. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW
WILL FALL OVERNIGHT IN VALDEZ. WITH PLENTY OF COLD AIR AND WINDS
INCREASING IN THOMPSON PASS...EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP
THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. FINAL AREA TO NOTE
WILL BE THE COPPER RIVER DELTA...WHERE ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE WILL ALLOW
PERIODS OF OVERRUNNING TO OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.
.SOUTHWEST...FORECAST MUCH MORE STRAIGHT-FORWARD WEST OF THE ALASKA
RANGE. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH CONTINUED COLD NORTHEASTERLY FLOW
WILL PREVAIL TODAY. THE LOW IN COOK INLET TONIGHT WEAKENS RAPIDLY AS
IT ATTEMPTS TO CROSS THE ALASKA RANGE...AND WILL PRODUCE SOME SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY DURING THE DAY TOMORROW. IN THE
BERING...COLD NORTH/NORTHEAST FLOW WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...WE ARE TRANSITIONING TO A MUCH MORE ACTIVE
WEATHER PATTERN THAN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. WIDESPREAD SOUTHERLY FLOW IN
THE GULF WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO WARM UP BY MIDWEEK. INDIVIDUAL
SHORTWAVES EMBEDDED IN SOUTHEAST FLOW IN THE GULF ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO
TIME THIS FAR OUT...BUT EACH WAVE WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE
COAST...WITH PRECIPITATION LESS LIKELY INLAND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131
MARINE...GALE 120 127 160 172 175 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 150 155 160 165 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD FEB 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:07 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:46 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Feb 5, 6:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Feb 5, 6:30 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Feb 5, 9:38 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.