Gale Warning 162, NWS Anchorage, AK

632 
FZAK51 PAFC 031309 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

CORRECTED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-040300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 966 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHWEST YAKUTAT MOVES INLAND OVER NORTHERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 985 MB AND THEN DISSIPATES
FRIDAY NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE MORNING. ALONG THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE MORNING. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W OF SEAL ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. ELSEWHERE...SE
WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 55
KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE MORNING. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.  
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

144 
FZAK51 PAFC 032354
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-041500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW OVER NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MOVES INLAND THIS
EVENING. A 993 MB LOW 560 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SATURDAY NIGHT
MOVES TO 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 1000 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-041500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-041500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-041500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-041500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT...BECOMING SW 25 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT BY LATE EVENING...
THEN BECOMING SE 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
DURING THE EVENING. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING...
THEN BECOMING E 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-041500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 30 KT S OF ANCHOR
POINT IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.  
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-041500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 3 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING...
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
DURING THE EVENING. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$