Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 268, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 8, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
056 FZAK51 PAFC 081202 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE TO NEAR ICY CAPE THU NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE INTO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE BY FRI NIGHT. A BERING LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI MORNING AT 983 MB AND THEN TO 120 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING FRI NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF CAPE CLEARE. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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986 FZAK51 PAFC 090023 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MOVES INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT. A 973 MB LOW DEVELOPS 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA THIS EVENING AND MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF SEWARD FRIDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKENS TO 989 MB LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. A BERING SEA LOW MOVES TO 380 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 987 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 987 MB. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA...GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
683 FZAK51 PAFC 090724 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1025 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 UPDATED ZONES 120 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MOVES INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT. A 973 MB LOW DEVELOPS 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA THIS EVENING AND MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF SEWARD FRIDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKENS TO 989 MB LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. A BERING SEA LOW MOVES TO 380 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 987 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 987 MB. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1025 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1025 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
005 FZAK51 PAFC 091200 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW NEAR CAPE CLEARE WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE FRI EVENING. A 983 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF ICY CAPE SAT NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT OR LESS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
660 FZAK51 PAFC 100029 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE NORTH TO 120 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 982 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
643 FZAK51 PAFC 100727 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1025 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 UPDATED ZONES 121 AND 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL DRIFT SOUTHEAST AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE NORTH TO 120 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 982 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 1025 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 1025 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 9 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
218 FZAK51 PAFC 101209 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 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 SAT MAR 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW NEAR 60 NM WEST OF SITKA WILL DRIFT NEAR YAKUTAT SAT EVENING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE...THEN WEAKEN TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
864 FZAK51 PAFC 110023 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 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 SAT MAR 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 25 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTHWARD AND DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT LEAVING A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
141 FZAK51 PAFC 110045 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 UPDATED ZONE 121 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 SAT MAR 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 25 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT SOUTHWARD AND DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT LEAVING A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR SEWARD. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR SEWARD. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 10 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
908 FZAK51 PAFC 111159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 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 AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST MON MORNING AND PERSISTS THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF CAPE CLEARE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
364 FZAK51 PAFC 112350 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 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 AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST MON MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MON NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 45 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
421 FZAK51 PAFC 121133 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 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 AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE BY MON AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD MON EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Mar 7, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAJOR PLAYERS IN ALASKAN WEATHER HAVEN'T CHANGED SINCE YESTERDAY.
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH STRETCHING FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA DOWN INTO THE
CENTRAL PACIFIC HAS ENVELOPED A MEANDERING CUTOFF LOW AND IS
CURRENTLY DEVELOPING A SURFACE LOW MOVING NORTHWARD. THE INTERACTION
OF THIS SYSTEM WITH A FAST MOVING LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL
DETERMINE THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF.
A WEAKENING SURFACE LOW IS BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS TO PARTS OF THE
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR...MAINLY THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE. THE NORTHWEST FLOW
BEHIND THE LOW IS SUPPORTING SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AND THE AKPEN. FURTHER WEST THE QUICK MOVING LOW PRESSURE IS
SPREADING RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS A WARM FRONT
MOVES OVER THE AREA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GUIDANCE IS COMING TOGETHER ON A SOLUTION FOR BOTH LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS THE WESTERN BERING SEA SYSTEM HAS BEEN TRENDING FASTER WITH
EACH CONSECUTIVE MODEL RUN AND CONSEQUENTLY KEEPING THE NORTHEASTERN
PACIFIC STORM FROM PROGRESSING ANY FURTHER WEST AS IT MATURES. SPREAD
AMONG INDIVIDUAL MODELS HAS DECREASED CONSIDERABLY SINCE YESTERDAY SO
FORECAST CONFIDENCE WITH THE TRACK OF EACH LOW IS INCREASED. THE
BERING LOW LOOKS TO CROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND FOLLOW THE
CURRENT LONGWAVE PATTERN INTO THE GULF. AS THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW
MOVES INTO THE GULF LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY THE TWO SYSTEMS WILL
FIRST ROTATE AROUND EACH OTHER THEN CONSOLIDATE INTO ONE SURFACE
LOW...SETTING THE PATTERN FOR THE NEXT WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...QUIET CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR TONIGHT. THE BIG
QUESTION WILL BE HOW LONG THE STRATUS IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY HANGS
AROUND AND WILL IT BUILD BACK IN THIS EVENING. AREAS OF CLEARING IN
THE COPPER RIVER BASIN SHOULD CONTINUE TO SPREAD WESTWARD INTO THE
MAT VALLEY...BUT THE STRATUS IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY DOWN INTO COOK
INLET SHOULD BEGIN TO BUILD BACK TO THE EAST IN THE EVENING/OVERNIGHT
HOURS. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE EASTERN COPPER
RIVER BASIN THURSDAY MORNING AS IT PUSHES UP INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF
ALASKA. THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD WILL PROGRESS WESTWARD OVER THE
BASIN BUT DOES NOT LOOK TO GET INTO THE MAT-SU OR ANCHORAGE BOWL AT
THIS TIME.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WEAKENING LOW MOVING INTO THE MAINLAND CONTINUES
TO BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE. THE NORTHWEST FLOW ON
THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM HAS BROUGHT CLEARING TO THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA. CLEARING AND LIGHT WINDS SHOULD ALLOW FOR SOME LOW STRATUS AND
FOG TO BUILD IN THE THE DELTA. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE
NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE AKPEN AS THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW SUPPORTS
SNOW SHOWERS.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE
CHAIN IS RAPIDLY MOVING EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON. AS WARM AIR SURGES
NORTHWARD OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS A RAIN/SNOW MIX WILL BE
SUPPORTED. AS THE WARM FRONT MOVES TOWARD SAINT PAUL TOMORROW
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE FRONT WILL KEEP PROGRESSING
EASTWARD ON THURSDAY BUT STALL AS THE WHOLE SYSTEM DIVES
SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE LONGWAVE TROUGH CURRENTLY APPROACHING THE
GULF.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE EXTENDED PATTERN WILL KEEP WEAK TROUGHING FROM SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA THROUGH THE GULF. THE PREDOMINANT STORM TRACK WILL BE FROM THE
NORTHWEST PACIFIC ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THEN INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 195
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 138 165 179
GALE 129 130 170 172 175 176 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
MTL MAR 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 7, 9:13 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 14 days | |
| Mar 8, 4:08 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 8, 5:20 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:06 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 4 hr |
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