Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 169, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 12, 2013, 11:35 AM AKST. It was in force for 64 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 12, 2013, 11:35 AM AKST (20:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 64 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
831 FZAK51 PAFC 122033 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1135 AM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD AT 1008 MB WED MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE WED AFTERNOON. A 991 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WED AFTERNOON...DISSIPATE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WED EVENING. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-130300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-130300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-130300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1135 AM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING W 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-130300- CHINIAK BAY 635 AM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-130300- MARMOT BAY 635 AM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 635 AM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 635 AM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N WIND 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 635 AM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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597 FZAK51 PAFC 130048 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 45 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS EVENING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 85 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WED EVENING AT 990 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE AS ANOTHER LOW MOVES OUT OF THE PACIFIC TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. WINDS BRIEFLY NE 25 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-131500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-131500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ128-131500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING AND VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-131500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-131500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
368 FZAK51 PAFC 130942 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 45 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS EVENING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 85 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WED EVENING AT 990 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE AS ANOTHER LOW MOVES OUT OF THE PACIFIC TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. WINDS BRIEFLY NE 25 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1241 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-131500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-131500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ128-131500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING AND VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-131500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-131500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
257 FZAK51 PAFC 131258 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE THU MORNING. A 980 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ126-140300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-140300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ128-140300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-140300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-140300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
218 FZAK51 PAFC 140053 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 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. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ONSHORE THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE WED NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-141500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-141500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ128-141500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-141500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-141500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
353 FZAK51 PAFC 141251 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB IS IT MOVES INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT S OF NAKED ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-150300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-150300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-150300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-150300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-150300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
542 FZAK51 PAFC 150005 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU EVENING AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-151500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-151500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-151500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-151500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-151500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT FROM KALGIN ISLAND N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM KALGIN ISLAND N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
364 FZAK51 PAFC 150935 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1235 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 UPDATED ZONES 130 141 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU EVENING AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-151500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ127-151500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-151500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1235 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-151500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-151500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT FROM KALGIN ISLAND N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM KALGIN ISLAND N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 1235 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
618 FZAK51 PAFC 151250 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF SAT AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY A 999 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-160300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-160300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-160300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-160300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-160300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N 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 Feb 12, 5:15 AM AKST, 6 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 5:15 AM AKST, 6 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
515 AM AKST TUE FEB 12 2013
RETRANSMITTED
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN BERING...AND IS SLOWLY
MOVING EAST TOWARDS THE WEST COAST. BELOW THIS A SURFACE LOW IS JUST
OFF THE WEST COAST...BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND.
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN...A DEVELOPING LOW IS APPROACHING KODIAK
ISLAND. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING TODAY...AND BE THE NEXT
WEATHER MAKER FOR THE GULF COAST AND SOUTHCENTRAL STARTING THIS
EVENING. YET ANOTHER DEVELOPING LOW IS CURRENTLY WELL SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS AND IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN
AFFECTING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH REGARDS TO THE TIMING OF THE
DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW CURRENTLY NEAR KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH TOMORROW
MORNING. DIFFERENCES DO EXIST WITH REGARDS TO THE TIMING OF THE
PRECIPITATION INTO SOUTHCENTRAL IN THE NEAR TERM. THE LOCAL WRF IS
CERTAINLY THE MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH BRINGING THE SNOW INTO THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MAT VALLEY THIS MORNING...HOWEVER THE SNOW IS
CURRENTLY MAINLY OVER COOK INLET WITH ONLY WEAK SNOW SHOWERS PASSING
OVER TOWN SO THIS MAY BE A LITTLE OVERDONE. THE MODELS (EXCEPT FOR
THE GFS) ARE THEN IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE TIMING OF THE
NEXT WAVE OF SNOW FOR THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THE LOCATION OF THE NEXT ALEUTIAN
LOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT STILL HAVE DIFFERENCES WITH ITS
INTENSITY. THE MORNING PACKAGE MOSTLY USED THE GFS SOLUTION FOR THIS
LOW WHICH IS SLIGHTLY DEEPER THAN THE NAM/EC THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...THE MAIN CONCERN IN THE NEAR TERM IS WITH THE SNOW
CURRENTLY MOVING UP COOK INLET. WIDESPREAD SNOW IS CURRENTLY MOVING
UP COOK INLET...WITH ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS MAKING IT FAR ENOUGH EAST
TO IMPACT THE POPULATION CENTERS. THIS WILL MOST LIKELY BE THE CASE
FOR THE REST OF TODAY...AS WEAK DOWN SLOPING SHOULD PREVENT ANY
SIGNIFICANT SNOW BANDS TO DEVELOP OVER ANCHORAGE. THE NEXT WAVE OF
SNOW WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW THE CURRENT ONE AS ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS
ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED STARTING LATE TONIGHT. THIS SNOWFALL WILL BE
PRODUCED DUE TO A WEAK SURFACE LOW THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF THIS
EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TOMORROW MORNING.
THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO KEEP MOST OF THE COASTAL AREAS IN THE RAIN AND
SNOW THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING.
.SOUTHWEST...WEAK LOWS IN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND NEAR KODIAK
ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE ALEUTIAN LOW WILL THEN QUICKLY FOLLOW THE DEPARTING
LOWS...AND WILL BRING THE NEXT CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE AREA BEGINNING
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SNOW FOR THE
PRIBILOFS...QUIET WEATHER WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA UNTIL
TOMORROW MORNING...WHEN THE ALEUTIAN LOW WILL BEGIN IMPACTING THE
AREA WITH SNOW AND GALE FORCE WINDS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE ALEUTIAN LOW TRACK THAT IS SETTING UP FOR THE SHORT TERM WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS PATTERN WILL BRING A SERIES OF
EASTERLY MOVING ALEUTIAN LOWS INTO THE GULF...WITH RELATIVELY SHORT
BREAKS IN BETWEEN LOWS. IT DOES APPEAR THAT THIS SETUP WILL BREAK
DOWN EARLY NEXT WEEK HOWEVER...AS THERE IS GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT THAT
A STRENGTHENING SIBERIAN RIDGE WILL MOVE IN THE
ALEUTIANS...PREVENTING THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF FURTHER LOWS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 132 170 172 175 352
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 411 412
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DEK FEB 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr |
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