Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 283, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 14, 2013, 10:20 AM AKDT. It was in force for 30 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 14, 2013, 10:20 AM AKDT (18:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
958 FZAK51 PAFC 141820 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1020 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 UPDATED ZONE 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL DISSIPATE LATE THIS MORNING. A 1002 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL DISSIPATE NEAR KODIAK ISLAND FRI. A NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 270 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THIS EVENING AT 1000 MB AND THEN TO 30 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI NIGHT AT 1009 MB. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 815 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-150300- PORT VALDEZ 815 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-150300- VALDEZ NARROWS 815 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-150300- VALDEZ ARM 815 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1020 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-150300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-150300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 815 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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337 FZAK51 PAFC 142309 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE 50 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW NEAR 330 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL TRACK TO 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL FORM 35 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK FRI NIGHT AND MOVE TO 55 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-151500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-151500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-151500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-151500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-151500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ JM
611 FZAK51 PAFC 150639 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1040 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE 50 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW NEAR 330 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL TRACK TO 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL FORM 35 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK FRI NIGHT AND MOVE TO 55 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-151500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-151500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-151500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1040 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-151500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-151500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ JM
596 FZAK51 PAFC 151153 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT MORNING AT 1003 MB AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1012 MB SUN MORNING. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 115 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SAT MORNING AND MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1014 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-160300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-160300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-160300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-160300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-160300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGH AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
509 FZAK51 PAFC 151202 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 141 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT MORNING AT 1003 MB AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1012 MB SUN MORNING. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 115 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SAT MORNING AND MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1014 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-160300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-160300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-160300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-160300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-160300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
130 FZAK51 PAFC 151413 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 612 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 UPDATED ZONES 127 AND 128 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT MORNING AT 1003 MB AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1012 MB SUN MORNING. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 115 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SAT MORNING AND MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1014 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-160300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-160300- VALDEZ NARROWS 612 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-160300- VALDEZ ARM 612 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-160300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-160300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
165 FZAK51 PAFC 152055 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 1255 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 UPDATED ZONE 126 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT MORNING AT 1003 MB AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1012 MB SUN MORNING. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 115 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SAT MORNING AND MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1014 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-160300- PORT VALDEZ 1255 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF THE LOWE RIVER THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-160300- VALDEZ NARROWS 612 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-160300- VALDEZ ARM 612 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-160300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-160300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
447 FZAK51 PAFC 152349 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SAINT ELIAS WEAKENS TO 1010 MB SAT AFTERNOON NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND. THIS LOW IS THEN ABSORBED INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 KT E OF CAPE CLEARE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF CAPE CLEARE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-161500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE LOWE RIVER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-161500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-161500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-161500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-161500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 14, 5:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 5:00 AM AKDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE
GULF AND THE EMBEDDED LOWS WITHIN. THIS TREND CONTINUES INTO THE MID
TERM UNTIL THE BROAD LOW PRESSURE DISSIPATES. IN THE LONG RANGE THE
MODELS ARE DOING DECENT WITH HANDLING MAJOR FEATURES OUT EAST BUT
THEY ARE STRUGGLING WITH FEATURES OVER THE BERING. BY MONDAY NIGHT
THERE IS A LARGE DISCREPANCY IN THE LOCATION AND INTENSITY OF A LOW
MOVING THROUGH THE BERING.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW HAS MOVED OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL FROM THE EAST. THE
SURFACE LOW ATTACHED TO THIS LOW IS BRINGING PRECIP TO AREAS ALONG
THE GULF COAST. ALONG THE WEST COAST NORTHEASTERLY FLOW CONTINUES DUE
TO THE GRADIENT BEING PRODUCED BY THE LOW OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL AND
RIDGING STRETCHING FROM THE ARCTIC TO THE NORTHERN BERING. FURTHER
OUT WEST A FRONT IS MAKING ITS WAY TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS
RIDGING OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS DIMINISHES.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE WEAKENING SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF WILL KEEP
BRINGING SNOW TO AREAS ALONG THE GULF COAST INTO THIS EVENING. SOME
OF THIS SNOW HAS ALSO BEGUN TO SPILL INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. THINGS
WILL THEN START TO CLEAR OUT ON FRIDAY WITH SOME LINGERING SHOWERS
ALONG THE GULF COAST. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL THEN CONTINUE ALONG THE
GULF COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AS THE RIDGING THAT HAS DOMINATED THE BERING FOR
THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS CONTINUES TO ERODE IT MAKES ROOM FOR THE
UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL TO CONTINUE ITS TRACK WEST. BY
THIS AFTERNOON IT WILL HAVE MADE IT OVER THE YUKON DELTA AND WILL
HAVE BROUGHT PRECIP TO AREAS AROUND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THEN BY FRIDAY
EVENING THE FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS WILL HAVE MADE IT TO
THE SOUTHWEST BRINGING ANOTHER SHOT OF PRECIP TO THE REGION.
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND BERING SEA...WAY OUT WEST A FRONT IS MAKING IT
CLOSE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. BY TONIGHT IT WILL HAVE MADE IT TO
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND THEN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. BEHIND THE FRONT WESTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP ISOLATED SHOWERS
OVER THE REGION UNTIL A RIDGE BUILDS IN LATE ON SATURDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE ZONAL FLOW OVER THE REGION WILL TRANSITION TO A MORE AMPLIFIED
PATTERN MOVING INTO THE WEEKEND AS A RIDGE WILL BUILD IN ALONG THE
WEST COAST. THIS WILL DRY OUT MOST AREAS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES...120 411 412 413 414 172 175 176 185 179
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...126 127 128 130 140 141
414 160 165 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DK MAR 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 14, 8:15 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Mar 14, 8:15 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Mar 14, 10:20 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:52 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 15 hr |
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