Gale Warning 176, NWS Anchorage, AK

595 
FZAK51 PAFC 100016
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ197-101500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 974 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 989 MB FRIDAY MORNING THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER
THE KENAI PENINSULA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE 200 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD FRI
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-101500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...
WINDS INCREASING TO NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 16 FT
E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-101500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT
NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER...BECOMING E 
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-101500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT
3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 
KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 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. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

JAM