Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 171, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 6, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 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 6, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
275 FZAK51 PAFC 070023 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN WED. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH WED. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 964 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT...HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 9 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$
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614 FZAK51 PAFC 071255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN WED. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF MON NIGHT AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH WED. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 330 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 966 MB WED MORNING THEN WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 971 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 14 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
710 FZAK51 PAFC 071354 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN WED. A WEATHER FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH WED. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 330 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 966 MB WED MORNING THEN WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 971 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 14 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
317 FZAK51 PAFC 080016 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 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. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 962 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL WEAKEN TO 971 MB 60 NM EAST OF SAND POINT WED NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE 90 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY THU MORNING. A 977 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 958 MB 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 12 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 15 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
631 FZAK51 PAFC 080215 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 515 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 CORRECTION TO SYNOPSIS 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 TUE FEB 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 962 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL WEAKEN TO 971 MB 60 NM EAST OF SAND POINT WED NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE 90 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY THU MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WEDNESDAY THEN DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 12 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 15 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
353 FZAK51 PAFC 081257 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL WEAKEN TO 971 MB NEAR SAND POINT WED NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL THU MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WEDNESDAY THEN DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA ON THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .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 20 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT...HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AROUND NOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
902 FZAK51 PAFC 090053 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 962 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB 80 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY THU MORNING THEN DISSIPATE NEAR THE PRIBILOFS THU AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 986 MB THU NIGHT THEN TO 50 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1000 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 55 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 14 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 10 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
669 FZAK51 PAFC 090546 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 845 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 962 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB 80 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY THU MORNING THEN DISSIPATE NEAR THE PRIBILOFS THU AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 986 MB THU NIGHT THEN TO 50 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1000 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 845 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 16 FT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 55 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 14 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 10 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
954 FZAK51 PAFC 091248 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 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. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 969 MB LOW WILL DISSIPATE 100 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY THIS AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 979 MB THU NIGHT THEN TO NEAR SEWARD AT 999 MB FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 6, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE WARM CORE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE STRETCHES UP THE WESTERN COAST OF NORTH AMERICA INTO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW REMAINS CENTERED OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHEAST OVER THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THIS IS PRODUCING DUE SOUTH UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND WESTERN ALASKA. THIS ALSO SERVES AS THE BOUNDARY FOR THE WEATHER FRONT THAT IS BRINGING PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. .MODEL DISCUSSION...YESTERDAY THE THOUGHT WAS THAT THE ECMWF MODEL WAS ERRANT IN SLOWING DOWN THE LARGE LOW APPROACHING THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE SOUTH. THE GFS WAS FAVORED DUE TO THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN AND THE WAY THAT INFLUENCES THE STORM TRACK. HOWEVER THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS STRONGER THAN THE GFS OR NAM MODEL HAS BEEN INDICATING AND THEREFORE IT LOOKS LIKE THE ECMWF WAS THE MODEL THAT WAS THE BEST CHOICE. THE STRONGER RIDGE IS PREVENTING THE MOVEMENT OF THE LOW FROM MOVING FARTHER NORTH AND SLOWING ITS OVERALL SPEED AS WELL. THE ECMWF IS THE MODEL OF CHOICE TODAY AND THE NEWER RUNS OF THE GFS ARE SERVICEABLE AS WELL. THE NAM IS STILL TO AGGRESSIVE IN PUSHING THE LOW TO THE NORTHWEST AND IS NOT BEING USED FOR THE AFTERNOON PACKAGES. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE WEATHER FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS PUSHING WESTWARD. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS OCCURRING IN THAT AREA AS TEMPERATURES HAVE GENERALLY WARMED INTO THE 30S. THE WARM AIR ALOFT IS ALSO IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE AS TEMPERATURES AT HIGHER ELEVATION AROUND ANCHORAGE HAVE WARMED INTO THE LOWER 40S THIS AFTERNOON...AS HAVE PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AND THE GULF COAST AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE BIGGEST CONCERN AT THIS TIME IS THE RAIN THAT WILL OCCUR IN KODIAK TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IT CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE AROUND 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN DURING THAT PERIOD IN KODIAK CITY WITH HALF COMING IN THE TUESDAY NIGHT PERIOD. THE FROZEN GROUND AND TWO FOOT SNOW DEPTH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE PONDING IN THE AREAS AS WELL AS THE CHANCE OF MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS THAT ARE POORLY DRAINED. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE WEATHER PATTERN CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE STATE WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. WEATHER OVER MUCH OF THE MAINLAND WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH MOST OF THE CLOUDINESS AND SHOWERS LIMITED TO COASTAL AREAS. BY THE END OF THE WEEK COOLER AIR WILL SLOWLY FILTER BACK INTO THE MAINLAND. THE MOST ACTIVE WEATHER FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONFINED PRIMARILY TO THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN REGION AS WELL AS KODIAK ISLAND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130 132 138 150 155 170 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. FEB 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 6, 7:06 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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