Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 189, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 31 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 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2012, 11:15 PM AKST
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
938 FZAK51 PAFC 140031 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 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. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD MOVES ONSHORE IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT AT 1000 MB. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE TUE MORNING AND THEN MOVES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AND MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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793 FZAK51 PAFC 141307 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AND MIDDLETON ISLAND WED AND WEAKENS ALONG THE COAST. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
900 FZAK51 PAFC 150024 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 75 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON AT 989 MB AND THEN MOVES ONSHORE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AS IT WEAKENS WED EVENING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON MOVES THROUGH COOK INLET TONIGHT AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT...HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
551 FZAK51 PAFC 150435 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 732 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 UPDATED ZONES 120 138 140 141 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 75 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON AT 989 MB AND THEN MOVES ONSHORE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AS IT WEAKENS WED EVENING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON MOVES THROUGH COOK INLET TONIGHT AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 732 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT...HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 732 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 732 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 732 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
668 FZAK51 PAFC 150815 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1115 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 UPDATED ZONES 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 75 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON AT 989 MB AND THEN MOVES ONSHORE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AS IT WEAKENS WED EVENING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON MOVES THROUGH COOK INLET TONIGHT AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 732 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT...HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1115 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 732 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 732 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 13, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM AND GFS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. A WEAK SECONDARY LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MOVES INTO WESTERN PWS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE. THE PRIMARY LOW THAT HAS BEEN OVER BRISTOL BAY DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES TOWARD NORTON SOUND. THE MAIN FORECAST FEATURE IS A DEEP LOW MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH WED AND THEN DISSIPATE RAPIDLY ON THU AS IT MOVES TOWARD ST MATTHEW ISLAND. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET ACCOMPANYING NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FRONT MOVES ONSHORE TONIGHT. EXPECTING CONTINUE SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN MANY SOUTHCENTRAL ZONES THROUGH THIS EVENING. SHOWERS IN SOUTHWEST ASSOCIATED WITH WEAKENING LOW SHOULD DISSIPATE TONIGHT. WOULD EXPECT SOME AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING IN THE SOUTHWEST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING AREA...FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC STORM MOVES INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING. EXPECT STRONG SOUTHEAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM AK PEN THROUGH CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. LOOKS AS IF MOST PRECIP WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN. MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ON BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM LATER ON TUE. SOUTHWEST...DECREASING SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS OF FOG TONIGHT AND TUE MORNING. LOOKS AS FRONT WITH ALEUTIAN SYSTEM SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE ONSHORE LATE TUE AFTERNOON. WOULD EXPECT SNOW AND POSSIBLY RAIN IN BRISTOL BAY WITH THIS FRONT. SOUTHCENTRAL...DECREASING SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME PARTIAL SUN ON TUE WITH NEXT FRONT MOVING OVER KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON AND OVER KENAI PENINSULA BEGINNING TUE EVENING. PRECIP MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW WITH SOME RAIN POSSIBLE ALONG EASTERN GULF COAST. .LONG TERM FORECAST...SEVERAL WEAK LOWS MOVE INTO THE GULF ON THU THROUGH SAT...THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME SHOWERS PWS AND EAST. MAIN FEATURE IS A LOW MOVING INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU EVENING. THIS SYSTEM LINGERS OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING THROUGH SAT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI MORNING AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZ FOR T-PASS DUE TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM THIS EVENING. MARINE...GALES IN WEST MARINES. FIRE WEATHER...NONE JMP FEB 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 3:51 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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