Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 180, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
089 FZAK51 PAFC 101254 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 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. PKZ197-110300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA FRI AFTERNOON. A 952 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF SAND POINT AT 959 MB SAT MORNING THEN WEAKEN TO 971 MB NEAR DILLINGHAM SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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649 FZAK51 PAFC 110029 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST ON SUN. A 950 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 967 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM EARLY SAT EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT HEADS TO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA ON SUN. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 30 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM
912 FZAK51 PAFC 110651 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 950 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 UPDATE TO 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST ON SUN. A 950 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 967 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM EARLY SAT EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT HEADS TO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA ON SUN. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 950 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 30 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM
558 FZAK51 PAFC 111251 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN. A 954 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB AND MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM SAT EVENING THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA SUN. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
469 FZAK51 PAFC 111525 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 UPDATED ZONES 120 125 138 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF SAT NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN. A 954 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB AND MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM SAT EVENING THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA SUN. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 620 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 620 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE EARLY THIS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
343 FZAK51 PAFC 120038 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 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. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 965 MB LOW 25 NM EAST OF PORT HEIDEN WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 25 NM NORTH OF PORT HEIDEN SUN EVENING AT 975 MB THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON MON. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 35 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
823 FZAK51 PAFC 121240 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR KING SALMON SUN NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 9, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKST THU FEB 9 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GULF FRIDAY NIGHT. THEE EC AND NAM MODELS DISSIPATE THIS SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE GULF FRIDAY EVENING WHILE THE GFS MODEL MOVES IT IN THE WESTERN GULF BEFORE DISSIPATING IT FRIDAY NIGHT. OVERALL THE EC/NAM SOLUTION APPEARS TO BE MORE REALISTIC. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER PATTERN IS DOMINATED BY A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA AND A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA AND AND THE SEA OF OKHOTSK. THIS IS CAUSING STORMS TO TRACK EAST ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC THEN TURN NORTH ONTO MAINLAND ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE...A MODERATE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO NORTH TOWARD THE EASTERN GULF. ANOTHER LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO TRACK EAST. AN OLD LOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN CANADA INTO THE EASTERN MAINLAND HAS INCREASED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA PRODUCING GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGHOUT THE AREA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE LOW MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA TONIGHT THEN SPREAD AS SNOW SHOWERS INTO THE REST OF THE KENAI PENINSULA, COPPER RIVER BASIN, ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE GULF COAST FRIDAY NIGHT THEN CHANGE BACK TO RAIN AND SNOW SATURDAY. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND ALEUTIANS...WINDS OVER THE AREA WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING DISSIPATES OVERNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST WILL CHANGE TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS NIGHT AND FRIDAY. A NEW LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH PACIFIC TONIGHT WILL TURN NORTH AND MOVE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT AND WILL SPREAD INTO BRISTOL BAY AS SNOW SATURDAY. ANOTHER LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY TURN NORTH INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA SATURDAY. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH SATURDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE LOWS OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THEN TURN NORTH INTO WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 125 130 140 150 155 160 165 180 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM FEB 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 5:07 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 4 hr |
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