Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 75, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
868 FZAK51 PAFC 191217 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 963 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY THIS EVENING WILL MOVE TO 140 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY MON AFTERNOON AT 969 MB THEN TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE MON NIGHT AT 981 MB. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT INCREASING TO 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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826 FZAK51 PAFC 200010 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF HOMER WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND NEAR KAMISHAK BAY THIS EVENING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW AT 962 MB LOW MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK TONIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD MON NIGHT AT 981 MB. THIS LOW REMAINS STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 986 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE TONIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
160 FZAK51 PAFC 201155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 960 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON AT 967 MB THEN TO NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AT 980 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 996 MB BY LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. W OF CAPE CLEARE...WIND BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT BY LATE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE THIS MORNING THEN NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 9 FT BY AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 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 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
731 FZAK51 PAFC 210034 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 982 MB EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BEFORE DISSIPATING WED MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 330 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 991 MB TUE MORNING...THEN TRACK TO 120 NM NORTHWEST OF DIXON ENTRANCE AT 995 MB TUE EVENING BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE NEAR KETCHIKAN. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF CAPE CLEARE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF CAPE CLEAR...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR CAPE HINCHINBROOK IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 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. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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