Storm Warning 76, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Feb 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)

Expired

Feb 20, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

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. 

$$

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