Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 250, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 1, 2013, 4:00 PM 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
- Mar 1, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
688 FZAK51 PAFC 020031 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1005 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF ON SAT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT GRADUALLY DISSIPATES SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-021500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-021500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-021500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-021500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-021500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT... WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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454 FZAK51 PAFC 020625 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 137 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1005 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN GULF ON SAT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT GRADUALLY DISSIPATES SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-021500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-021500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-021500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-021500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-021500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
837 FZAK51 PAFC 021208 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT TO AROUND 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT NEARING THE SW GULF THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY LATE TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-030300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-030300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-030300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-030300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-030300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
915 FZAK51 PAFC 021930 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 UPDATED 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT TO AROUND 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT NEARING THE SW GULF THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL GULF AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY LATE TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-030300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-030300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-030300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1030 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-030300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-030300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
992 FZAK51 PAFC 030023 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-031500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-031500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-031500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-031500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-031500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
067 FZAK51 PAFC 031203 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A NEARLY STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE GULF MON THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ126-040300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-040300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-040300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ136-040300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ137-040300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
773 FZAK51 PAFC 040021 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A NEARLY STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE GULF MON THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ126-041500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-041500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-041500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TONIGHT...EAST WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ136-041500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-041500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 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 Mar 1, 5:35 AM AKST, 10 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 5:35 AM AKST, 10 hours 25 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
535 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE ARE SEVERAL WEATHER FEATURES ACROSS THE AOR THIS MORNING. A
COLD UPPER-LOW IS CENTERED OVER EASTERN SIBERIA AND SLOWLY DRIFTING
NORTH. AN OLD UPPER-LOW NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND OPENED INTO A
TROUGH OVERNIGHT AND IS FILLING AS IT MOVES NORTHWEST INTO THE KENAI
PENINSULA. SNOW/RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH IT STILL FALLS ACROSS PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND WITH ONLY A TOUCH OF PRECIP MAKING IT ACROSS THE
CHUGACH/KENAI RANGES. A WEAK SURFACE LOW 450 MILES SOUTH OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND IS MOVING NORTHEAST AND ALSO FILLING AS THE CORE OF THE
UPPER-JET IS DISPLACED FURTHER TO THE SOUTHEAST. BEHIND THE GULF
LOWS...UPPER-LVL RIDGING SUPPORTS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SW
MAINLAND. A COUPLE OF WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCES STILL ALLOWS FOR A FEW
PASSING FLURRIES NEAR THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGES. BUT OVERALL
OFF-SHORE FLOW IS HELPING TO SCOUR OUT MUCH OF THE CLOUDINESS (SAVE
FOR THE AKPEN AND WESTERN CAPES)...LEADING TO A PARTICULARLY
COOL/CRISP MORNING OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER FEATURE OVER THE AOR IS A POWERFUL 967 MB SURFACE LOW 250 NM
SOUTHWEST OF ATKA WHICH IS MOVING EAST. MODERATE SNOW AND STORM TO
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ENVELOP THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL ALEUTIAN
CHAIN...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LIKELY ONGOING BETWEEN ADAK AND
KISKA. ALSO OF NOTE IS A STRONG LOW OVER NORTHERN JAPAN WHICH IS
QUICKLY MOVING EAST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ADEQUATELY CAPTURE THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURES AND HAVE
REASONABLY GOOD AGREEMENT. THE LOW NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IS
DEPICTED DISSIPATING THIS EVENING AS IT MOVES INTO THE KENAI
PENINSULA. THE LOW 450 MILES SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO
AROUND 220 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AND
DISSIPATES AHEAD OF THE ALEUTIAN SYSTEM'S FRONT WHICH TRACKS TO THE
SW GULF SAT EVENING. THE FRONT THEN STALLS IN PLACE THROUGH
SUN...LIKELY BECAUSE THE RIDGE BUILDING AHEAD OF THE FRONT BECOMES
FAIRLY NEGATIVELY TILTED AS THE PARENT PACIFIC LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE
EAST AND THEN SOUTHEAST IN RESPONSE TO THE SUPPORTING 150 KT UPPER
JET CONTINUING TO DIG SOUTH OF THE GULF OF AK. THE PACIFIC LOW
REACHES PEAK INTENSITY AROUND 965 MB THIS AFTERNOON 100 MILES SOUTH
OF ATKA...FILLS AS IT PASSES 150 MILES SOUTH OF UNALASKA ON
SAT...THEN MOVES TO AROUND 400 MILES SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 990 MB ON
SUN. THE SYSTEM MOVING OFF JAPAN MEANWHILE TRACKS TO AROUND 400 MILES
WEST OF ATTU ON SUN...WITH IT'S ASSOCIATED FRONT APPROACHING THE FAR
WESTERN CHAIN/BERING LATE SAT NIGHT. THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE
GENERALLY LEANED ON THE GFS SOLUTION THROUGH THE WEEKEND...TOWARDS
GFS/ECMWF INTO MID NEXT WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF...
THE BIGGEST FORECAST CHALLENGE APPEARS TO BE SCOPE OF PRECIPITATION
SPILLING OVER THE CHUGACH/KENAI RANGES TODAY AND TONIGHT. LITTLE TO
NO DOWNSLOPING IS ANTICIPATED AS THE FLOW ALOFT REMAINS SOUTHERLY...
BUT DYNAMIC LIFT IS ALSO FAIRLY WEAK. ALL IN ALL...SOME PERIODS OF
SNOW CANNOT BE RULED OUT AS WHAT'S LEFT OF THE LOW CONTINUE TO MOVE
INLAND...BUT ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN RATHER LIGHT...WITH THE
STEADIEST PRECIP ALONG COASTAL AREAS. A WEAK SHORTWAVE STARVED OF
MOISTURE ROTATES THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL EARLY SAT AND WITH IT'S PASSAGE
EVEN DRIER CONDITIONS APPEAR ON THE HORIZON...ALLOWING FOR
RESPECTABLE AMOUNTS OF SUNSHINE FOR THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THIS
WEEKEND.
ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND...THE UPPER RIDGE SHOULD PROVIDE FAIR/DRY
WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT. DEEP CLOUDS FROM THE ALEUTIAN SYSTEM BEGIN
MOVING IN EARLY SAT WHILE THE FLOW AT LOW LEVELS BECOMES MORE ONSHORE
AND MOIST AHEAD OF THE FRONT LEADING TO PRECIPITATION BY SAT EVENING.
AS MENTIONED EARLIER...THE FRONT LOOKS TO STALL OVER THE SW GULF AND
KODIAK ISLAND...SO CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN PERSISTENTLY SNOWY/RAINY
FOR MUCH OF THE REMAINING WEEKEND. THE FRONT DOES BEGIN TO DISSIPATE
AS THE PARENT LOW RETREATS SOUTH OF THE GULF...ALLOWING PRECIP TO
BECOME MORE SHOWERY WITH TIME.
SOUTHWEST/AKPEN...
NESTLED IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS INITIALLY...SW AK GENERALLY REMAINS DRY
THROUGH TONIGHT. FRONTAL MOISTURE OVERSPREADS BRISTOL BAY AND THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA DURING THE WEEKEND...FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE
COASTS/WESTERN CAPES. THERE WILL BE SOME BLOWING SNOW CONSIDERATIONS
AS WELL...THOUGH WITH QPF ON THE LIGHT SIDE HAVE NOT INTRODUCED ANY
WATCHES/WARNINGS. SOUTH TO EAST WINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY GUSTY
THROUGH FAVORED CHANNELED TERRAIN. THE FRONT WILL BE NOSING TOWARDS
THE AKPEN AT THE TAIL END OF IT'S PEAK INTENSITY THIS EVENING...BUT
IT'S ASSOCIATED SQUEEZED PRESSURE GRADIENT MAY LEAD TO A PERIOD OF
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AND HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE
AREA WEST OF SAND POINT. PRECIPITATION IS GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE
SNOW...THOUGH IT MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES SOUTH OF BRISTOL BAY WITH
925 TEMPS NEARING 0 CELSIUS. ALL PRECIP CHANGES BACK TO SNOW BUT WILL
LIKELY BE MUCH MORE SHOWERY SAT NIGHT INTO SUN AS THE LOW SLIPS AWAY
AND SOME COLD ADVECTION FILLS IN.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
BLIZZARD THREATS FOR THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS OVER
THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HRS. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT ARE
LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITY OVER THE CENTRAL CHAIN THIS MORNING AND
THIS WILL SPREAD TO THE EASTERN CHAIN THIS AFTERNOON...THOUGH IT
SHOULD BE BLUNTED SOMEWHAT BY WARMING TEMPERATURES TO NEAR OR
SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING AND ALLOW SOME RAIN TO BE MIXED IN AT TIMES.
THE EAST WINDS SHIFT MORE NORTH OVER THE CENTRAL CHAIN BY THIS
EVENING TURNING ALL PRECIP BACK TO SNOW IN THE DEFORMATION AREA.
WINDS WILL BE CONSIDERABLY STRONGER AT THIS JUNCTURE AS WELL...AND
VISIBILITY SHOULD BECOME SUBSTANTIALLY WORSE THAN ANYTHING
EXPERIENCED EARLIER IN THE DAY. THE EASTERN CHAIN WILL SEE THE FRONT
TRAVERSING AT PEAK INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH SOME LOW TO
MID-LVL INSTABILITY. THIS COUPLED WITH FUNNELING FROM TERRAIN SHOULD
ALLOW WINDS TO QUICKLY RAMP UP TO WARNING LEVELS. COLD AIR WILL BE
SLOWER TO MIGRATE TO THE EASTERN PART OF THE CHAIN...AND WITH LESS
LIFT AS TIME WEARS ON...PRECIP INTENSITY EVEN WITH GUSTY WINDS SHOULD
NOT LEAD TO A BLIZZARD ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM. THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS SHOULD STAY ON THE COLD SIDE OF THE SYSTEM (AIDED BY ICE
PACK) AND WITH WINDS RAMPING UP QUICKLY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF SNOW...A
BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED HERE AS WELL.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
OPERATIONAL MODELS HAVE SOME ORIENTATION DIFFERENCES WITH THE
FEATURES...BUT OVERALL PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH REGARDS TO THE
TRENDS. THE BERING/ALEUTIAN CHAIN STILL LOOKS TO BE DOMINATED BY AN
UPPER-TROUGH. THE RESIDUAL FRONT THAT IMPACTS THE WESTERN BERING ON
SUN TRACKS TO THE AKPEN AND SW AK MID NEXT WEEK. THE GULF AND
SOUTHERN MAINLAND LOOK TO INITIALLY BE DRY UNDER UPPER-RIDGING...BUT
ENERGY FROM THE BERING SEA MOVING UP AGAINST IT HELPS TO BREAK IT
DOWN MID NEXT WEEK...LEADING TO SLIGHTLY MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER.
ANOTHER POWERFUL PACIFIC LOW IS DEPICTED MOVING UP TOWARDS THE
AKPEN/KODIAK MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...187 191 195
HIGH WIND WARNING...185
HIGH WIND WATCH...181
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE WIND...172 175
STORM...155 170 171 176 413 414
GALE...132 150 160 165 179 180 185 411 412
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...175 176 411 412 413
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
MALOYThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 7:19 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:32 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:32 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:33 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 2, 1:12 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 15 hr |
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