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Gale Warning 261, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 4, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 5, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
868 
FZAK51 PAFC 041537 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
635 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

UPDATED ZONES 125 AND 130

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
635 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE 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
635 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. 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.  

$$
264 
FZAK51 PAFC 050005
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ197-051500-
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE 
SUN NIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON MORNING 
AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL 
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON TUE.

$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT
DIMINISHING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT.  
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
395 
FZAK51 PAFC 051259
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 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.

PKZ197-060300-
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON MORNING AND TRACK TO THE
EASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
GULF ON TUE.
$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
DURING THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW DEVELOPING
BY LATE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW DURING THE EVENING. FREEZING
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 3, 4:14 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC5 hr
Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 4, 4:59 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC6 hr
Mar 4, 6:18 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC7 hr
Mar 4, 6:55 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC45 hr
Mar 4, 10:45 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC18 hr

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Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.