Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 110, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 31, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
633 FZAK51 PAFC 311232 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 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. PKZ197-010300- 400 AM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON THEN INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY FRI MORNING AND DIMINISH SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-010300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-010300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-010300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-010300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-010300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-010300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-010300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT TOWARD MORNING. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-010300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-010300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-010300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-010300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-010300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-010300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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376 FZAK51 PAFC 010031 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE FRI EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-011500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-011500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-011500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 8 FT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-011500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-011500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. DENSE FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. DENSE FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. DENSE FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DENSE FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
786 FZAK51 PAFC 010155 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 455 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 138 TYPO 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE FRI EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-011500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-011500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-011500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 8 FT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-011500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-011500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. DENSE FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. DENSE FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 31 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. DENSE FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DENSE FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
139 FZAK51 PAFC 011234 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE THIS MORNING THEN ONSHORE IN THE EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-020300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-020300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-020300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING SE 25 KT SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT EXCEPT 9 W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. BARREN ISLANDS AND W...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-020300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-020300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
487 FZAK51 PAFC 011612 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 710 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 UPDATED AREA 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE THIS MORNING THEN ONSHORE IN THE EVENING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 710 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-020300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-020300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-020300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING SE 25 KT SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. BARREN ISLANDS AND W...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-020300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-020300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
609 FZAK51 PAFC 020023 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVERNIGHT. A 981 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO MONTAGUE ISLAND AT 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-021500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-021500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-021500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING T0NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-021500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-021500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
419 FZAK51 PAFC 020709 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 UPDATED ZONE 120 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 FRI FEB 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVERNIGHT. A 981 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO MONTAGUE ISLAND AT 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1010 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-021500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-021500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-021500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-021500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-021500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
500 FZAK51 PAFC 021227 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT AND PUSH ONSHORE BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-030300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-030300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-030300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BARREN ISLANDS AND W...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-030300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-030300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
620 FZAK51 PAFC 030024 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT AND PUSH INLAND BY SUN AFTERNOON. A 979 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR KING SALMON AT 992 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S TOWARD MORNING. ALONG THE COAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-031500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-031500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-031500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-031500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-031500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
932 FZAK51 PAFC 030718 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 UPDATED ZONE 130 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT AND PUSH INLAND BY SUN AFTERNOON. A 979 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR KING SALMON AT 992 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S TOWARD MORNING. ALONG THE COAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-031500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-031500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-031500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1020 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-031500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-031500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1020 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
743 FZAK51 PAFC 031234 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 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. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL PUSH INLAND BY AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE ASHORE OVER DILLINGHAM AT 994 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT THIS MORNING. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-040300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-040300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-040300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW THIS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-040300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-040300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
317 FZAK51 PAFC 040652 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 UPDATED ZONES 127 128 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON BY MON AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB THEN TO 70 NM NORTH OF DILLINGHAM AT 995 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 989 MB LOW WILL BE 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-041500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-041500- VALDEZ NARROWS 950 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-041500- VALDEZ ARM 950 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 950 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-041500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-041500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Jan 30, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS EXTEND SE AND SW FROM A BROAD NORTHERN BERING LOW
THIS AFTERNOON WITH NUMEROUS ILL-DEFINED ASSOCIATED WAVES IN THE GULF
AND OVER THE AKPEN. AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS
OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE BERING WITH WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER
BRISTOL BAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDS FROM THE BRISTOL BAY
LOW ACROSS THE AKPEN TO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF. THIS TROUGH IS MOVING
INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
HOWEVER...OVERNIGHT MODELS HAD DIFFICULTY TIMING THE WIDESPREAD
DRYING OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA THIS MORNING. 12Z MODELS ARE IN
GOOD AGREEMENT DEALING WITH THE POSITION AND MOVEMENT OF THE WAVE
APPROACHING THE KENAI...BUT THE NAM IS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN
CATCHING UP TO ACTUAL CONDITIONS. IT IS BEST AT PORTRAYING DOWNSLOPE
DRYING NORTHWEST OF THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS...FOLLOWED BY
PRECIPITATION RETURNING TO THE KENAI AND SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THE EVENING...AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES NORTHEAST. THIS
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL THEN LINGER ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL UNTIL MOVING
TO THE ALCAN THU AFTERNOON INTO THU EVENING. ON FRI A FRONT FROM A
NORTH PACIFIC LOW ENTERS THE GULF AND REACHES THE NORTHEAST GULF
COAST FRI NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A THIRD FEATURE IN THE FORM OF
YET ANOTHER WEAK WAVE APPROACHES THE GULF COAST FRI NIGHT INTO SAT.
IN THE WEST...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING BEHIND THE
AKPEN/KENAI PENINSULA WAVE. THIS KEEPS AN ELONGATED TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING. LOWS DEVELOP ALONG THIS
TROUGH AND FINALLY CONSOLIDATE WITH A CENTER SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT AND A FRONT AFFECTING THE CHAIN FRI NIGHT THROUGH
SAT. THE FORECAST FOR BOTH DOMAINS UTILIZES THE NAM THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT DIMINISH ON THU. SNOW
WILL DEVELOP LATER ON THU AS SOUTHERLY SMALL CRAFT AND GALE FORCE
WIND AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRI. AS THE CONSOLIDATED
LOW NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MOVES EAST...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN
TO DIMINISH OVER THE CHAIN THROUGH SUN.
FOR SW AK...HIGH PRESSURE WILL END PRECIPITATION TONIGHT AND KEEP THE
AREA DRY UNTIL WRAPAROUND MOISTURE FROM THE EASTWARD MOVING ALEUTIAN
LOW ARRIVES SAT AFTERNOON.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...SNOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT MAY
MIX WITH A BIT OF FREEZING RAIN OVER THE NORTHERN KENAI AND ANCHORAGE
BOWL. OTHERWISE SNOW WILL MOVE NORTH WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS IN
UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY. WARM AIR ALOFT WILL END
OVERNIGHT AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE REGION UNTIL THE
UPPER TROUGH MOVES TO THE ALCAN THU NIGHT. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A
NORTHERN PACIFIC LOW WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AND SNOW TO
COASTAL AREAS FRI INTO SAT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST SNOW WILL DEVELOP MON INTO TUE. SW AK WILL DRY LATER ON
MON INTO TUE...AND SOUTHCENTRAL WILL HAVE COASTAL RAIN AND INLAND
SNOW SHOWERS AS A SERIES OF FRONTS MOVES INLAND THROUGH TUE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 120 125 150 155
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS JAN 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 days | |
| Jan 31, 1:07 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 23 hr |
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