Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 220, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 21, 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.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 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.
782 FZAK51 PAFC 220003 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF ON WED. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR SEWARD. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR SEWARD. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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976 FZAK51 PAFC 220224 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 523 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 UPDATED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF ON WED. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 523 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR SEWARD. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR SEWARD. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
789 FZAK51 PAFC 220445 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 745 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 120 HEADLINE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF ON WED. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 523 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR SEWARD. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR SEWARD. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
965 FZAK51 PAFC 220756 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1055 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 UPDATED ZONE 141 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THROUGH TUE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF ON WED. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 523 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR SEWARD. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR SEWARD. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
270 FZAK51 PAFC 221257 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 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. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE GULF COAST WEAKENS BY TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS INTO THE GULF THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
815 FZAK51 PAFC 230008 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE WED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF WED AND REMAIN THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
861 FZAK51 PAFC 231232 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALASKA INTERIOR THIS MORNING WILL BUILD SOUTH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 21, 12:30 PM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 12:30 PM AKST, 3 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1230 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A TROUGH OVER EASTERN ASIA IS BEGINNING
TO DIG SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND WESTERN BERING.
THIS IS BEGINNING TO CAUSE AMPLIFICATION OF SHORT-WAVE RIDGE OVER
THE BERING SEA. AT THE MOMENT THE BERING AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND ARE
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF STRONG ZONAL FLOW ON TOP OF A HIGH AMPLITUDE
RIDGE OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. 12 SOUNDINGS FROM BETHEL...
MCGRATH...AND ANCHORAGE ALL SHOW A 150KT+ JET UP AROUND 250 MB.
THE JET IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AS
HEIGHTS RISE OVER THE BERING SEA. AT THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS
BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS WELL AS
INTO INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL. THIS IS CAUSING LOW LEVEL FLOW TO
SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLY WHICH IN TURN IS PUSHING LOW LEVEL ARCTIC
AIR SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF...RESULTING IN GALE FORCE WINDS.
OTHERWISE...CONDITIONS ARE CLEAR AND CALM ACROSS MOST OF THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO DIVERGE WITH HANDLING OF
STRONG PACIFIC LOW AS IT TRACKS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND
BERING SEA ON WEDNESDAY. ECMWF/UKMET ARE STRONGER AND SLOWER THAN
GFS/NAM. GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN MATCHES UP WELL WITH NAM POSITION (WHICH
IS SLOWER THAN GFS OPERATIONAL RUN). PLAN TO USE NAM POSITION AND
GFS STRENGTH AND MAKE MINOR CHANGES TO CURRENT FORECAST INSTEAD OF
GOING WITH ECMWF/UKMET WHICH WOULD RESULT IN LARGE CHANGES WITH LOW
CONFIDENCE. HANDLING OF BUILDING RIDGE OVER THE REST OF ALASKA IS
HANDLED SIMILARLY BY ALL MODELS AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGH.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BERING SEA RIDGE WILL BECOME HIGHLY AMPLIFIED
THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THIS WILL INITIALLY FORCE A SHORT-WAVE OVER
INTERIOR ALASKA SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. DO NOT EXPECT ANY
PRECIPITATION WITH THIS WAVE...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OVER THE
MOUNTAINS. ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA AND THE GULF. MEANWHILE...THE SURFACE HIGH WILL STRENGTHEN
AND BUILD OVER INTERIOR ALASKA SETTING UP A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THE INTERIOR AND THE GULF. WHEN YOU PUT ALL OF THE FACTORS
TOGETHER YOU END UP WITH A CLASSIC WIND EVENT ALONG THE GULF COAST.
AT THIS POINT IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE WARNING LEVEL WIND THRESHOLDS
WILL BE MET. HOWEVER...WITH THE PRESENCE OF THE STRONG UPPER JET
THOMPSON PASS MAY HAVE A SHOT AT COMING CLOSE. THE GREATER THREAT
FOR THOMPSON PASS IS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. REPORTS INDICATE THAT
THERE IS STILL ENOUGH LOOSE DRY SNOW AVAILABLE TO BLOW AROUND.
THEREFORE...WILL CONSIDER ISSUING A BLIZZARD WATCH WITH THE
AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD EASTWARD
ACROSS THE MAINLAND BY WEDNESDAY BRINGING AN END TO THE WIND EVENT.
NON-COASTAL LOCATIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SEE LITTLE IN THE WAY
OF WIND AND WILL THUS REMAIN COLD AND DRY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
TONIGHT PROVIDING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR FOG FORMATION. THE
SURFACE HIGH WILL SLIDE OFF TO INTERIOR ALASKA MONDAY NIGTH AND
TUESDAY SO COASTAL AREAS WILL BEGIN TO SEE SOME WIND ON THE WEST
SIDE OF THE HIGH WHILE FOG WILL REMAIN A THREAT FOR INLAND AREAS.
THE UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVERHEAD THROUGH MID WEEK ENSURING DRY
AND COLD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AS UPPER RIDGE BECOMES AMPLIFIED THE STORM
TRACK WILL SET UP ALONG ITS WESTERN EDGE WITH STORMS MOVING FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN BERING SEA.
THE FIRST COUPLE LOWS TRACKING ALONG THIS CORRIDOR LOOK FAIRLY WEAK.
A MUCH STRONGER LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY OVER THE NORTH
PACIFIC AND MOVE UP ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS. WITH LARGE DIVERGENCE IN
MODEL SOLUTIONS CONFIDENCE IN THE STRENGTH AND SPEED OF THIS SYSTEM
IS LOW. THERE IS HIGHER CONFIDENCE IN THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE
LOW UP TOWARD EASTERN RUSSIA. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW
GRADUALLY TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING MID TO LATE WEEK AS
THE UPPER RIDGE MOVES OVER MAINLAND ALASKA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...A STRONG FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MID
WEEK WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE IN
THE WEEK. THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL THEN MOVE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
LATE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. MODELS INDICATE SOME UPPER SUPPORT
WITH A SHORT-WAVE MOVING THROUGH. SO EVEN WITH A WEAKENING FRONT
THERE IS A GOOD SHOT AT PRECIP AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. IT LOOKS
LIKE ANOTHER RIDGE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE BERING
SEA FRIDAY AND THEN BACK TO MAINLAND ALASKA BY THE END OF THE
WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...175 176.
GALE WARNING...120 127 128 129 172 179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...121 129 126 127 128.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:10 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 21, 5:23 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 21, 9:23 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 21, 10:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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