Storm Warning 56, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Feb 1, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)

Expired

Feb 2, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

601 
FZAK51 PAFC 020039
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 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.

PKZ197-021500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 944 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES OVER COOK INLET
AND WEAKENS TO AROUND 980 MB THU AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 973 MB
LOW 320 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT MOVES TO OVER
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND WEAKENS TO 988 MB FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. NEAR 
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 90 KT
THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING.
SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES  HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 90 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE...DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 15 FT THIS EVENING THEN SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING.
SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT
SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS
10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT
SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY SW OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT W 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. 
SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 1 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT DURING THE EVENING...
THEN INCREASING TO SE 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY 
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

894 
FZAK51 PAFC 021243
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 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.

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 963 MB LOW OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT MOVES OVER COOK INLET AND WEAKENS
TO 984 THU AFTERNOON. A NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTH
OF YAKUTAT AT 981 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVES INLAND OVER THE COPPER
RIVER DELTA FRI AFTERNOON AT 978 MB. 
$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 19 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

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

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
24 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

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

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT
SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

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