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Small Craft Advisory 142, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 21, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

439 
FZAK51 PAFC 211216
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 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.

PKZ197-220300-
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 980 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO
NEAR WHITTIER LATE TONIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB THEN TO MONTAGUE
ISLAND LATE WED NIGHT AND FURTHER WEAKEN 1017 MB. 

$$

PKZ120-220300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-220300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-220300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-220300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS 
TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-220300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-220300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-220300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-220300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-220300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE THIS MORNING. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

4 follow-up statements

416 
FZAK51 PAFC 220012
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 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.

PKZ197-221500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF SEWARD WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN
TO 1019 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-221500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-221500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-221500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-221500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-221500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-221500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-221500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-221500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

033 
FZAK51 PAFC 221219
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 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.

PKZ197-230300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1001 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF SEWARD REMAINS STATIONARY AS
IT WEAKENS TO 1012 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES TONIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-230300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-230300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-230300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-230300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-230300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-230300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-230300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-230300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-230300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

702 
FZAK51 PAFC 230023
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 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.

PKZ197-231500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1011 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF SEWARD WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN
TO 1017 MB WED AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE WED EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI.
$$

PKZ120-231500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-231500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-231500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-231500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ130-231500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-231500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-231500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-231500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-231500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

490 
FZAK51 PAFC 231237
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 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.

PKZ197-240300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1018 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF SEWARD REMAINS STATIONARY AS
IT WEAKENS TO 1020 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES TONIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY.

$$

PKZ120-240300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-240300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-240300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-240300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-240300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY
ELSEWHERE.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-240300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-240300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-240300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-240300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Feb 20, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
SENSIBLE WEATHER IS DOMINATED BY TWO MAIN FEATURES. IN THE EAST...A
970 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND IS FILLING AS IT MOVES TOWARDS
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE STRONGEST SURFACE WINDS HAVE PEAKED AROUND
50 KT FROM THE GULF TO SHELIKOF STRAIT AND ARE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT HAS TRACKED TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WITH SNOW AND
RAIN AND IS ALSO WEAKENING. THIS SLUG OF MOISTURE IS GENERALLY
CONFINED TO THE SOUTHERN TO EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND...THOUGH SOME LIGHT SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS BRISTOL BAY
AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WITH AN INVERTED TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING BEHIND
THE LOW. ABUNDANT CLOUDINESS PERSISTS FROM THE MAT-SU VALLEY THROUGH
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND NORTHERN KENAI PENINSULA...BUT BRISK NORTHEAST
FLOW HAS KEPT THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE APPRECIABLY DRY AND RETARDED
PRECIPITATION FROM REACHING THE GROUND.

OUT WEST...A 980 MB LOW JUST WEST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS IS DRIFTING
EAST AND FILLING. IN GENERAL...VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A
MODEST AMOUNT OF CU OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN
SUGGESTING AN UNSTABLE AND SHOWERY REGIME. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW IS
DEPICTED AS WELL AROUND 450 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR ROTATING
EAST NORTHEAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
IN THE EAST...THE NAM CONTINUES TO BE AN OUTLIER SOLUTION. THE 12Z
RUN CONTINUED A TREND OF POOR RUN TO RUN INITIALIZATION WITH A
POSITION AND TRACK TOO FAR TO THE WEST. THE 18Z RUN CAME IN LINE A
BIT BETTER WITH THE OTHER MODELS...BUT STILL PREFER THE GFS/ECMWF
DEPICTION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS OF THE RESIDUAL SURFACE FEATURE
DRIFTING INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND CONTINUING TO WEAKEN.
ALOFT...THE ECMWF SEEMS TO BE KEYING IN ON A STRONGER SHORTWAVE
MOVING UP TOWARDS SOUTHCENTRAL AK EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH POSSIBLY
SOME LIGHT SNOW EVEN ACROSS INLAND AREAS. HOWEVER WITH THE
PRE-EXISTING AIRMASS AS DRY AS IT IS...AN EVEN STRONGER FEATURE WOULD
BE NEEDED TO GENERATE ANY STEADY PRECIPITATION. THE CHANCES FOR THIS
BEGIN TO LOOK BETTER BY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE FLOW
ALOFT BECOMES INCREASINGLY CYCLONIC WITH STRONGER SHORTWAVES...AND AS
A BIT MORE COLD ADVECTION BLEEDS EASTWARD. ALL OF THE MODELS
GENERALLY SUPPORT THIS TREND.

OUT WEST...MODELS DEPICT THE SURFACE LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS DRIFTING
EAST AND MOVING ASHORE THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST ON TUESDAY. THE LOW
SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL QUICKLY TRACK TO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF AND
AWAY FROM THE AOR. THUS THE NEXT FEATURE OF SUBSTANCE THEN BECOMES A
LOW THAT TRACKS TO AROUND 300 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH A POSSIBLE STORM FORCE INTENSITY FRONT PRECEDING IT.
MODELS HAVE DECENT GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT AND WE HAVE
LARGELY LEANED ON THE GFS/NAM FOR THIS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE STEADIEST PRECIPITATION THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON LOOKS TO BE FOCUSED
ALONG COASTAL AREAS...THOUGH EVEN THERE...INTENSITY WILL EBB AS THE
SUPPORTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEAKENS. FOR KODIAK ISLAND...BREEZY
WESTERLY FLOW TO PERSIST INTO TUE. HOWEVER WITH THIS BEING AN
OFF-SHORE WIND...EXPECT SOME SUNNY BREAKS. ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW INCREASES WITH TIME
CONCURRENT WITH MORE FAVORABLE UPPER-LVL DYNAMICS.

SOUTHWEST...
FRONTOGENETIC LIFT OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL WEAKEN OVERNIGHT WITH LIGHT
SNOWS TAPERING OFF BY TUESDAY MORNING. MOISTURE FROM THE DISORGANIZED
SYSTEM NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS MOVES ASHORE THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TUE
AFTERNOON...BUT LARGELY WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT FORCING...AND THUS
SHOULD SEE MAINLY JUST SHOWERS.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
SHOWERS ACROSS THE BERING/ALEUTIANS WILL DIMINISH A BIT ON TUESDAY AS
SUBSIDENCE FROM TRANSITORY RIDGING MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. HOT ON
IT'S HEELS WILL BE THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM. STEADY SNOW AND STRONG
GALES ADVANCE TO THE FAR WESTERN CHAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LONG WAVE PATTERN WILL AMPLIFY BY LATE WEEK. THE MID-WEEK WESTERN
ALEUTIAN SYSTEM SLOWLY CREEPS NORTHEASTWARD AS AN UPPER-LOW BEGINS
ESTABLISHING ITSELF OVER THAT REGION. MEANWHILE...A SHARP UPPER-LVL
RIDGE LOOKS TO BUILD INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. RESIDUAL MOISTURE
FROM THE BERING SYSTEM MAY BRUSH THE SW MAINLAND...BUT THE REMAINDER
OF SOUTHCENTRAL LOOKS TO DRY OUT A BIT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM...150 352
         GALE...132 155 351
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JAM FEB 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	6 days
Feb 21, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Feb 21, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Feb 21, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr

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Sources

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