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Gale Warning 190, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 18, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 18, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
775 FZAK51 PAFC 181300 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT AS IT WEAKENS TO 1006 MB TUE MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE TUE EVENING. A 989 MB LOW NORTH PACIFIC LOW ON TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 40 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AS IT WEAKENS TO 980 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-190300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-190300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-190300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-190300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-190300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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085 FZAK51 PAFC 190040 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAKENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF DISSIPATES TUESDAY NIGHT. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 977 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-191500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-191500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-191500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. E WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 30 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. WINDS INCREASING TO NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-191500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-191500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
561 FZAK51 PAFC 190715 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1013 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 UPDATED 125 126 127 128 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAKENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF DISSIPATES TUESDAY NIGHT. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 977 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1013 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-191500- PORT VALDEZ 1013 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-191500- VALDEZ NARROWS 1013 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-191500- VALDEZ ARM 1013 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. E WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 30 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT. WINDS INCREASING TO NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-191500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-191500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
028 FZAK51 PAFC 191254 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NORTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 980 MB WED MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 60 NM EAST OF SEWARD AT 983 MB THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-200300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-200300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-200300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-200300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-200300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
131 FZAK51 PAFC 191708 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 805 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 UPDATE TO 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NORTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 980 MB WED MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 60 NM EAST OF SEWARD AT 983 MB THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-200300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-200300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-200300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 805 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-200300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-200300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
385 FZAK51 PAFC 200001 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 989 MB THURSDAY. A SECONDARY NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 985 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-201500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-201500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-201500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT...SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ136-201500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-201500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
323 FZAK51 PAFC 201255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 20 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 979 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 120 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 985 MB THU MORNING THEN DISSIPATE THU AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND THU MORNING AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRI MORNING. A 986 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-210300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-210300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-210300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED FEB 20 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ136-210300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-210300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 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 17, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 SOUTHERN AND FASTER PORTION OF UPPER TROF MOVING EAST OUT OF BRISTOL BAY AND IS NOW ENTERING THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS FEATURE WILL QUICKLY MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. WINDIER,DRIER AND COLDER CONDITIONS FOLLOWING IN BEHIND. AXIS OF THE MUCH SLOWER NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TROF NOT EXPECTED TO CROSS 150 W UNTIL MID DAY MON, WHICH MEANS SNOW WILL BE SLOW TO END ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OCCURRING LATER TONIGHT. SNOW ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND KENAI PENINSULA WILL END MONDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. SNOWFALL OVER ZONE 141 MAY NOT END UNTIL LATE MON EVE. WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO INCREASE OVER SUN NIGHT THEN SHOULD INCREASE AND BECOME RATHER STRONG MON AND MON EVE WHEN UPPER SUPPORT IS BEST. GALES ALREADY BEGINNING ACROSS THE KODIAK MARINE ZONES AS THE FASTER SOUTHERN TROF MOVES OUT. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA MON NIGHT AHEAD OF NEXT BERING STORM. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL MON EVENING. WAVE FORMING ALONG THE FRONT FORECAST BY THE GFS TO DEVELOP INTO A MODERATE 978 MB STORM AND BRING MORE RAIN SNOW AND WIND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA, KODIAK ISLAND AND BRISTOL BAY ON LATE MON AND TUE. THIS LOW SHOULD DROP INTO THE GULF LATE TUE AND WED AS HIGH PRESSURE ONCE AGAIN BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA ALONG 165W. SEVERAL WEAKER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE EASTWARD ALONG THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA WED THU AND FRI AND WILL DISSIPATE AS THEY RUN INTO THE RIDGE OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY AND KODIAK ISLAND. A STRONGER STORM WILL BRING GALES BACK TO THE ALEUTIANS LATE IN THE WEEK AS A 972 MB CENTER MOVES TO NEAR ADAK MIDDAY FRIDAY. NO CHANGE THE NEXT 5 TO 7 DAYS AS THE PATTERN STAYS RATHER PROGRESSIVE WITH NO SIGN OF ANY KIND OF BLOCK OCCURRING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 131 AND 195. MARINE...STORM AREAS 130 179 185 411 412 413 414. GALE AREAS 120 127 132 136 137 138 140 150 160 165 170 180 171 172 175 176. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AREAS 121 127 129 130 138 140 150 155 165. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. DP FEB 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 3:37 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:48 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 17, 8:45 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 17, 9:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 17, 9:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:48 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.