Gale Warning 271, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Mar 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)

Expired

Mar 5, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

390 
FZAK51 PAFC 051258
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 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 MAR 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 986 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 225 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 990 MB BY SAT EVENING. THE LOW WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON
BEFORE DISSIPATING 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35
KT IN THE MORNING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

814 
FZAK51 PAFC 060004
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 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 MAR 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 989 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-061500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-061500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-061500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-061500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 40 KT LATE THIS
EVENING. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND 
FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-061500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-061500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-061500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2011Every gale warning in 2011

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