Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 169, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
256 FZAK51 PAFC 040029 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DRIFT EAST TO 80 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND WEAKEN TO 1017 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .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. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM FEB 11
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209 FZAK51 PAFC 041217 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1023 MB FRI EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
900 FZAK51 PAFC 041835 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 1023 MB FRI EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 930 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TODAY...WEST WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
568 FZAK51 PAFC 050038 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT MORNING. A 1008 LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT SAT AFTERNOON 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT EVENING AND MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
714 FZAK51 PAFC 050538 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 840 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT MORNING. A 1008 LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT SAT AFTERNOON 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT EVENING AND MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 840 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 4 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
423 FZAK51 PAFC 051215 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 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 SAT FEB 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT. A 1010 LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT EVENING AND MOVE TO 90 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF CAPE CLEARE... NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
589 FZAK51 PAFC 051538 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 UPDATE TO ZONES 130 AND 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT. A 1010 LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT EVENING AND MOVE TO 90 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF CAPE CLEARE... NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 630 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 630 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
660 FZAK51 PAFC 060002 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 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 SAT FEB 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING THEN WEAKENS OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA SUN AND SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN GULF MON. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 20 KT OUT OF NORTHEASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
086 FZAK51 PAFC 060252 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 555 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 UPDATED ZONE 132 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING THEN WEAKENS OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA SUN AND SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN GULF MON. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 20 KT OUT OF NORTHEASTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 555 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 5 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
556 FZAK51 PAFC 061228 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 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 SUN FEB 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF REMAINS STATIONARY AS IT DISSIPATES SUN AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN TO WESTERN GULF MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 3, 2:15 PM AKST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 2:15 PM AKST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 215 PM AKST THU FEB 3 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE PATTERN THAT HAS BROUGHT ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA SINCE MONDAY IS FINALLY SHIFTING TO THE EAST TODAY. THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR KAMISHAK BAY AND WILL DRIFT EAST AS IT WEAKENS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. A SHORTWAVE TRANSIENT RIDGE IS BUILDING IN ITS WAKE AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRIDAY. .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS ARE FINALLY IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENT FROM PREVIOUS RUNS. THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE WILL REFLECT ONLY MINOR CHANGES FROM THE INHERITED FORECAST...MAINLY MEDIUM RANGE DETAILS WITH A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF. REGARDING THAT SYSTEM LATER IN THE WEEKEND...WE PREFER THE 12Z ECMWF SOLUTION WHICH IS INDICATING A SLIGHTLY STRONGER LOW TAKING A MORE NORTH AND EASTERLY TRACK TOWARD THE PANHANDLE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL...THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW NEAR KAMISHAK BAY CONTINUES TO SLOWLY DRIFT EAST. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE FALLING IN THE VICINITY OF THIS LOW. THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL TEMPERATURES A DROPPING NEAR THE CENTER OF THE LOW WHILE THE LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURES REMAIN RELATIVELY WARM...SO LAPSE RATES ARE INCREASING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. THE ENHANCED INSTABILITY IS LEADING TO INTENSE SHOWERS REDUCING VISIBILITY AND LOWERING CEILINGS WHILE PRODUCING BRIEF HIGH SNOWFALL RATES. THE SHOWERS ARE MOVING FAST ENOUGH THAT ACCUMULATION IS LIMITED. THE ONE EXCEPTION IS AROUND KACHEMAK BAY WHERE A STEADY BAND OF MOISTURE SET UP THIS MORNING AND DROPPED 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW AROUND THE AREA. AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT...DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER ACROSS THE REGION. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL GIVE WAY TO ABUNDANT SUNSHINE THROUGH SATURDAY. A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE REGION WITH THE AXIS MOVING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL SATURDAY MORNING. FOG WILL LIKELY DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL. THE RIDGE MOVES EAST OF THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...ALLOWING THE NEXT WAVE TO APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA...LIKEWISE THE MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW IS STILL EFFECTING SOME AREAS. LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES TO BE REPORTED ALONG THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES WITH FLURRIES ALL THE WAY UP TO THE THE MIDDLE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. SKIES WILL CLEAR OVERNIGHT ALLOWING FOG TO DEVELOP AND LIKELY BECOME WIDESPREAD WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE FOR PLACES ALONG THE COAST. MOISTURE RETURNS TO THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEKEND AS THE RIDGE SHIFTS EAST AND THE REMNANTS OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. .BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...GALE FORCE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE PARENT LOW WILL QUICKLY WEAKEN BY SATURDAY AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 132 155 170 172 175 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB FEB 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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