Gale Warning 259, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Mar 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)

Expired

Mar 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

375 
FZAK51 PAFC 040028
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

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

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

PKZ197-041500-
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 998 MB LOW 35 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 
ABOUT 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A FRONT 
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MON. 

$$

PKZ120-041500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF 147W...NW WIND 30 KT. E OF 147W...W TO SE WINDS 30 KT
BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY W OF 147W. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE.  
.SUN...W OF 147W...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. 
E OF 147W...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 11 FT
FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 147W IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-041500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-041500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. 
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-041500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT W 55 KT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W IN THE EVENING. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO
8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF
WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-041500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

470 
FZAK51 PAFC 041250
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 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.

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1000 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 65 NM
SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A 1007 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD MON EVENING AND MOVE TO 50 NM
NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

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