Gale Warning 182, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Feb 8, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)

Expired

Feb 8, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

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.  

$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2011Every gale warning in 2011

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