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Gale Warning 180, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 7, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Feb 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 9, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

663 
FZAK51 PAFC 080021
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 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.

PKZ197-081500-
400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF TUE MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF 
CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN 
DEVELOPING LATE EVENING. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 
FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING
TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 
FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 
SE WIND 25 DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. E OF THE BARREN 
ISLANDS... SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 11 
FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. 
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 
FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

JAM FEB 11

4 follow-up statements

535 
FZAK51 PAFC 081221
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 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.

PKZ197-090300-
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF 
BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATES TONIGHT. A 999 MB LOW 420 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WED AFTERNOON MOVES TO 360 NM SOUTH OF 
KODIAK WED NIGHT AT 991 MB.
$$

PKZ120-090300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF 
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-090300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-090300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-090300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT 
BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 11 FT 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT OR LESS W OF THE BARREN 
ISLANDS. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-090300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-090300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-090300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE 
FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-090300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

680 
FZAK51 PAFC 090026
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 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.

PKZ197-091500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MOVES INLAND THIS EVENING. A 992 MB
LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN MOVES TO NEAR SEWARD WED NIGHT AT 1007 MB AND
DISSIPATES THU MORNING. A FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF THU MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21
FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...SEAS 22 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE
WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 22 FT
EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

566 
FZAK51 PAFC 090339 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
640 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

UPDATE 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.

PKZ197-091500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MOVES INLAND THIS EVENING. A 992 MB
LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN MOVES TO NEAR SEWARD WED NIGHT AT 1007 MB AND
DISSIPATES THU MORNING. A FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF THU MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-091500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
640 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21
FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-091500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-091500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
640 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO
6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-091500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-091500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...SEAS 22 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE
WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 22 FT
EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-091500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-091500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-091500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-091500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

706 
FZAK51 PAFC 091231
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 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.

PKZ197-100300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 992 MB LOW FORMS 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THU AFTERNOON 
AND MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT AT 985 MB.

$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. 
NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 
S 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT 
BY NOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
TOWARD KAMICHAK BAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN 
SHIFTING TO S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 9 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 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 7, 2:20 PM AKST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 2:20 PM AKST, 1 hour 40 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
220 PM AKST MON FEB 7 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
SYNOPTIC SCALE INITIALIZATIONS ARE REASONABLE. FORECAST TRENDS ARE
GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT AND ARE ALSO REASONABLE.

.UPPER LEVELS...
STRONG 500 MB LOW CENTER WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL AK PEN
TUE AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND TRAVERSES ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AS AN OPEN WAVE WED. SHOULD SEE SIGNIFICANT
WARMING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WITH THIS SYSTEM. 850 MB TEMPS
CONTINUE TO RISE TO AROUND 0 TO 2C OVER BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND 0 TO
-2C OVER THE NORTH GULF OF ALASKA TUE. TEMPS REMAIN RELATIVELY WARM
OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF THROUGH WED...BUT SHOULD START COOLING
AGAIN ACROSS SW AK AS COOLER AIR WRAPS IN BEHIND THE RETREATING WAVE.

THE 500 MB PATTERN REMAINS RELATIVELY PROGRESSIVE ACROSS THE MAINLAND
THROUGH THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK WITH SERIES OF MINOR WAVES
MOVING EAST.

.SURFACE...
WINDY...WARM...AND WET IS GENERALLY THE PATTERN EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND OVER THE NEXT 36 HRS. TEMPS SHOULD COOL OUT
WEST AND STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER THE MAINLAND BY WED
MORNING...HOWEVER GENERALLY MILD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA INTO EARLY THU.

THE MAIN FEATURE OF IMPORTANCE IS A 970S MB LOW CENTER OVER THE NE
PACIFIC WHICH IS MOVING RAPIDLY NORTH. THIS CENTER IS EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN AND MAKE LANDFALL OVER THE AK PEN TUE MORNING. THE LOW WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE ACROSS THE MAINLAND TUE. THE OCCLUDED
FRONT MOVES OVER THE AK PEN/ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE SW
MAINLAND AND WESTERN GULF TONIGHT. THE FRONT PROGRESSES EAST TO THE
NORTH GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL AK TUE THEN HEADS EAST AND WEAKENS. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE THEN MOVES TO THE
WESTERN BERING SEA ON WED. A WEAK FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TUE EVENING THEN BECOMES DIFFUSE AS IT APPROACHES THE EAST
ALEUTIANS WED EVE.

.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL
OVERNIGHT AND TUE. GALES AND STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN
COASTAL MARINE AREAS AND GALES IN THE OFFSHORE MARINE AREAS OVERNIGHT
AND INTO TUE. INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG
GAP FLOWS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MAT-SU...ANCHORAGE BOWL...AND EASTERN KENAI PEN. WINDS ACROSS
TURNAGAIN ARM...PORTAGE...SHOULD BE FAIRLY STRONG BUT CURRENT
THINKING IS THAT IT WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVELS.  WINDS OVER
MOST AREAS WILL DIMINISH WED MORNING. PRECIPITATION ACCOMPANYING THE
FRONT WILL GENERALLY BE RAIN ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS WITH A
MIX INLAND...EXCEPT COPPER RIVER BASIN WHICH SHOULD BE GENERALLY
SNOW. THE POTENTIAL FOR ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWS OVER THE WESTERN SUSITNA
VALLEY LOOKS PROMISING FOR TUE WITH THE ONSET OF SE UPSLOPE FLOW
BEGINNING TUE MORNING. CONDITIONS BECOME MORE SHOWERY ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHCENTRAL WED.

.SW ALASKA...
EXPECT A BROAD AREA OF GALES FROM THE ALEUTIANS TO OVER MUCH OF
EASTERN BERING SEA OVER THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS. HIGH WIND CONDITIONS
LOOK PROMISING OVER THE NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY ZONE LATE TONIGHT INTO
TUE MORNING AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND LOW A LOW LEVEL JET ENHANCE GAP
FLOWS. THE HIGH WIND THREAT SHOULD END TUE AFTERNOON OVER BRISTOL
BAY. MOISTURE AHEAD OF FRONT IS ALREADY MOVING OVER THE AK PEN AND
EAST ALEUTIANS AND IS SHOWING SIGNS OF SPREADING INTO BRISTOL BAY.
MORNING SOUNDINGS SHOW FREEZING LEVELS OF AROUND 2200FT NEAR KING
SALMON AND 1600FT OVER BETHEL. THE MCGRATH SOUNDING SHOWS
SUB-FREEZING AIR BELOW 1600FT WITH ABOVE FREEZING AIR TO ABOUT
5700FT.

THINKING THE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AK PEN AND BRISTOL BAY WILL BE
MAINLAND RAIN...MAYBE MIXED NORTH INLAND BRISTOL BAY THROUGH TUE.
MIXED PRECIPITATION LIKELY ALSO OVER THE DELTA TUE. MAY SEE A FEW
POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...MAINLY WEST OF BETHEL. WHILE THE
SOUNDING OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY SHOWS FREEZING RAIN
POTENTIAL...THE THOUGHT IS THAT DOWNSLOPE SHOULD MITIGATE
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE VALLEY. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME MORE
SHOWERY AND TREND TOWARD SNOW ON TUE NIGHT AND WED AS COLD AIR MOVES
IN FROM THE WEST.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
ONCE FIRST STORM SYSTEM MOVES INLAND AND DISSIPATES...RESPITE WILL BE
BRIEF. AS A SECOND SYSTEM IS CLOSE ON ITS HEELS. SECOND SYSTEM WILL
FOLLOW A MORE EASTERLY TRACK...MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA INSTEAD
OF SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. STRONG WARM ADVECTION AND GALE FORCE WINDS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM AS WELL. ACTIVE PATTERN WILL PERSIST
INTO THE WEEKEND. UPPER LEVEL FLOW  WILL STEER NORTH PACIFIC SURFACE
LOWS INTO BOTH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND DIRECTLY INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH...161
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 125 132 140 141 155 160 180 170 172
         STORM WARNING...130 138 150
         HEAVY SPRAY WARNING...185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

RMC FEB 11

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 7, 3:49 PM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	17 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	7 days
Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	7 days
Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	7 days
Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	24 hr
Feb 8, 12:41 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	5 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.