Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 161, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 8, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
210 FZAK51 PAFC 081203 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF WILL RETREAT TO THE EASTERN GULF AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK LATE THIS EVENING WILL TRACK TO 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 968 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE ASHORE SOUTHERN BRISTOL BAY SAT EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TONIGHT TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF ON SAT. A SECONDARY FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-090300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...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. $$ PKZ127-090300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-090300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-090300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-090300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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281 FZAK51 PAFC 090016 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 960 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 968 MB 55 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA SAT EVENING. A 989 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR EARLY SUN MORNING WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-091500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-091500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-091500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-091500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-091500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN IN THE EVENING CHANGING TO SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
260 FZAK51 PAFC 090934 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 128 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 960 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 968 MB 55 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA SAT EVENING. A 989 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR EARLY SUN MORNING WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-091500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-091500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-091500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-091500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-091500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN IN THE EVENING CHANGING TO SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
553 FZAK51 PAFC 091217 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 962 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS EVENING WHILE AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WEAKENS TODAY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. A SECONDARY FRONT MOVES FROM THE WESTERN GULF THIS EVENING TO THE NORTHERN GULF ON SUN. A LOW FORMING NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT WILL QUICKLY TRACK TO 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY MON MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-100300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-100300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-100300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-100300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MID MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-100300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE BY MID MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Feb 7, 1:00 PM AKST, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 1:00 PM AKST, 15 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
100 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH IS CENTERED
OVER THE BERING SEA WITH A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE DOWNSTREAM FROM THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC UP TO SOUTHCENTRAL. A 100+ KT JET STREAK IS
TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE TROUGH ACROSS
THE WESTERN GULF. DYNAMIC FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JET STREAK
ALONG WITH SHORT-WAVES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE FLOW ARE PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS MORNING.
AT THE SURFACE A TRIPLE POINT LOW HAS DEVELOPED NEAR KODIAK ISLAND
AND IS TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD. STRONG EASTERLY FLOW OUT AHEAD OF
THIS IS CAUSING SOME DOWNSLOPE DRYING IN THE LEE OF THE CHUGACH
AND KENAI MOUNTAINS...BUT SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT IS STILL PRODUCING
SOME LIGHT SNOW IN THESE AREAS. OUT WEST A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW
CONTINUES TO SLOWLY WEAKEN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. AN OCCLUDED
FRONT IS NEARLY STATIONARY FROM NORTHWEST OF THIS LOW CENTER TO THE
SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT HAS LOST '
ITS DEFINITION THANKS TO DEVELOPMENT OF WEAK LOWS NEAR THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS AND IN BRISTOL BAY. THEREFORE...PRECIP HAS BECOME LESS
ORGANIZED ACROSS THE REGION.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE STRUGGLED WITH TRACK OF TRIPLE
POINT LOW IN THE NORTHWEST GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LATEST
SOLUTIONS INDICATE THE ENERGY WILL BE SPLIT ON EITHER SIDE OF THE
KENAI MOUNTAINS. THIS COMBINED WITH STRENGTH OF VERTICAL MOTION
AND PRESENCE OF SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT MEANS THAT SNOWFALL IS MORE
FAVORABLE ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS...FROM
THE WESTERN KENAI TO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT VALLEY.
MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH EVOLUTION OF SYNOPTIC SCALE
FEATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WHERE THERE ARE MINOR
POSITION OR TIMING DIFFERENCES PREFER THE ECMWF/NAM SOLUTIONS WHICH
LINE UP VERY CLOSELY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AS TRIPLE POINT LOW MOVES TO PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING DOWNSLOPING WINDS
WILL WEAKEN. MEANWHILE A STRONG SHORT-WAVE WITH ACCOMPANYING UPPER
LEVEL JET STREAK WILL CROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. EXPECT SNOW TO BECOME
MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS. AREAS IN UPSLOPE FLOW...PRIMARILY THE EASTERN SUSITNA VALLEY
AND EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT TO THE NORTH AND EAST LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY MORNING BRINGING AN END TO MOST OF THE SNOW. HOWEVER
AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVES CONTINUE
TO MOVE THROUGH.
THERE WILL BE A BRIIF BREAK BEFORE THE NEXT MAJOR STORM MOVES IN
FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY A DEEP LOW TRACKING
TO THE WEST ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS TYPE OF TRACK MEANS THE
OBSERVED WEATHER WILL BE VERY DIFFERENT THAN TODAYS SYSTEM. MUCH
WARMER AIR WILL ADVECT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF AND CHANGE PRECIP
TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST. THIS STORM TRACK IS ALSO VERY FAVORABLE FOR
VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS. THUS...AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT
WILL NEED TO CONSIDER POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TURNAGAIN
ARM AND WHETHER ANY PRECIP ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS WILL BE NEEDED FOR
THE EASTERN SIDE OF MOUNTAINS. BOTTOM LINE FOR THIS STORM IS THE
POPULATION CENTERS WILL STAY MOSTLY DRY THANKS TO STRONG DOWNSLOPE
WINDS WHILE UPSLOPE AREAS WILL SEE HEAVY PRECIPITATION.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
AREAS OF LIGHT PRECIP ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT. WITH GENERALLY
LIGHT FLOW ACROSS THE REGION AND VERY MOIST LOW LEVELS LOW CLOUDS
AND FOG WILL ALSO PERSIST. LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW HAVE
BEEN VERY PERISTENT ALONG THE NORTHWEST KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST.
THERE WILL BE SOME IMPROVEMENT AS WINDS DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON FRIDAY AS ANOTHER
UPPER LEVEL WAVE ARRIVES. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME MUCH WORSE
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS SNOWFALL OUT AHEAD OF A STRONG PACIFIC
STORM ARRIVES...WINDS STRENGTHEN...AND TEMPERATURES FALL. PLAN TO
ISSUE A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST TO HIGHLIGHT
WHEN THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY...BUT WILL ALSO MENTION THE
DETERIORATING CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THERE IS ALSO
POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHEN THIS STORM FIRST ARRIVES IN
BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY NIGHT...MAINLY FOR AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF KING
SALMON WHERE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY
THROUGH...SO EXPECT A FAIRLY SHORT DURATION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS (ON THE ORDER OF 4 TO 6 HOURS). WARM AIR
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL END THE BLIZZARD THREAT AND CAUSE A TRANSITION
TO A MIX OF PRECIP TYPES OR TO ALL RAIN DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.
ARCTIC AIR WILL RAPIDLY MOVE BACK IN ON SUNDAY AS THIS SYSTEM EXITS
TO THE NORTH WHICH WILL AID IN DRYING THIS OUT.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY TRACK TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AND THEN MERGE WITH THE
DEVELOPING PACIFIC SYSTEM ON FRIDAY. ARCTIC AIR WILL SPREAD BACK
SOUTH AND EAST BEHIND THE ALEUTIAN LOW. HOWEVER...COLD ADVECTION
WILL KICK INTO A HIGHER GEAR ACROSS THE EBRING SEA ON FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY AS PACIFIC STORM TRACKS TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW DROPS OUT OF THE ARCTIC. THIS WILL SET UP BLIZZARD
POTENTIAL FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
LATER ON THIS WEEKEND FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA. FOR NOW WILL ONLY
ISSUE A WATCH FOR THE PRIBILOFS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL REMAIN PROGRESSIVE.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE MAY BE A A FEW DAYS BREAK FROM ANY MAJOR STORM
SYSTEM EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE ANOTHER STRONG LOW ARRIVES THE MIDDLE
TO LATE PART OF NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 155 161 195.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...120 130.
GALE WARNING...125 132 136 137 138 140 141 150 155 160 165
170 172 175 176 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:14 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 50 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:02 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 5:01 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 53 hr |
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Sources
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