Hurricane Force Wind Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jan 10, 2012, 2:10 PM AKST (23:10 UTC)

Expired

Jan 10, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST

In force

110 min

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

244 
FZAK51 PAFC 102314 AAC
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
210 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 125

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 TUE JAN 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN TO WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN
TO EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO
220 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 993 MB EARLY WED MORNING THEN MOVE TO
NEAR SEWARD AT 997 MB THU MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
210 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT 
NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
805 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
210 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 85 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. 
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

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

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND
45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE  AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING
TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. W OF BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 20
KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING
W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
800 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 65 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT IN THE
EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

443 
FZAK51 PAFC 110028
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 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 TUE JAN 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. A 985 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF  
SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO KODIAK ISLAND WED MORNING AT 993 MB IT 
WILL THEN MOVE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU MORNING AND REMAIN
STATIONARY THROUGH THU AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB. 
$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT
DIMINISHING TO E WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT
BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 12 FT 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT...SEAS 17 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND
25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 10 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

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