Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 356, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 8, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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
- Apr 8, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
085 FZAK51 PAFC 081157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB EARLY TUE MORNING AND MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF VALDEZ AND THEN MOVE INLAND BY LATE TUE MORNING. A 999 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF VALDEZ WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT FROM CAPE CLEARE WEST. SE WIND 25 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF CAPE CLEARE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF CAPE CLEARE. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-090300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-090300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-090300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-090300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-090300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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403 FZAK51 PAFC 081534 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 735 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 UPDATED ZONE 121 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB EARLY TUE MORNING AND MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF VALDEZ AND THEN MOVE INLAND BY LATE TUE MORNING. A 999 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF VALDEZ WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT FROM CAPE CLEARE WEST. SE WIND 25 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF CAPE CLEARE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF CAPE CLEARE. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 735 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-090300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-090300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-090300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-090300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-090300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
879 FZAK51 PAFC 081837 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1035 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 UPDATED ZONE 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB EARLY TUE MORNING AND MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF VALDEZ AND THEN MOVE INLAND BY LATE TUE MORNING. A 999 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF VALDEZ WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT FROM CAPE CLEARE WEST. SE WIND 25 KT EAST OF CAPE CLEARE. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF CAPE CLEARE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF CAPE CLEARE. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 735 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-090300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-090300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-090300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 1035 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-090300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-090300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
821 FZAK51 PAFC 082336 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL MOVE TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 997 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE INLAND WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT W 20 KT WEST OF NAKED ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-091500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-091500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-091500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-091500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-091500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW N OF KALGIN ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Apr 7, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
NUMERICAL MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT TODAY. THERE ARE SOME
DISAGREEMENTS ON HOW THEY HANDLE THE SURFACE LOW(S) WITH THE NEXT
SYSTEM THAT MOVES INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA ON MONDAY. THE GFS AND
ECMWF ARE SIMILAR IN BRINGING THE MAIN LOW INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
MONDAY NIGHT WITH A SECONDARY LOW SPINNING UP TO THE SOUTHEAST AND
MAKING LANDFALL NEAR YAKUTAT TUESDAY MORNING. THE ECMWF IS A LITTLE
FURTHER EAST WITH THE MAIN LOW AND A LITTLE FASTER WITH THE
SECONDARY LOW COMPARED TO THE GFS. THE NAM SPLITS THE LOWS EVEN
FURTHER...WITH THE MAIN LOW FURTHER WEST AND THE SECONDARY FURTHER
EAST AND SLOWER THAN EITHER THE GFS OR ECMWF. THE GFS WAS A GOOD
COMPROMISE AND WAS GENERALLY FOLLOWED FOR THE AFTERNOON FORECAST
PACKAGE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER CENTRAL ALASKA THAT
COVERS THE ENTIRE STATE AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA. STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IS CURRENTLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. A
LOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA IS SLOWLY WORKING ITS WAY NORTHEAST
TOWARD THE YUKON TERRITORY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA IS WORKING ITS WAY NORTHEAST AND BEGINNING TO ENTER
THE SOUTHWEST FLOW. A RIDGE IS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND
ANOTHER IS ALONG THE WEST COAST OF CANADA AND WASHINGTON THAT
STRETCHES INTO THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES OF CANADA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE LOW OVER THE AREA WILL EXIT TO THE
NORTHEAST TONIGHT. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE
INTO THE EASTERN PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT THEN INTO
ANCHORAGE AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA MONDAY. THIS WILL
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WHICH SHOULD LAST INTO TUESDAY. ON
TUESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE CENTERED ALMOST DIRECTLY OVER ANCHORAGE.
THIS WILL KEEP SHOWERS AND COOLER THAN NORMAL WEATHER OVER THE AREA.
FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT EXCEPT SOME SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST FROM
CAPE NEWENHAM NORTH. FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE A
CHANCE OF SOME SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND ALONG THE
ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGES AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW CROSSES THE AREA.
FOR THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND BERING SEA...LITTLE WILL CHANGE IN THE
OVER-ALL PATTERN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL
REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WITH THE UPPER LOW OVER ALASKA.
WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTHERLY...THOUGH A GRADUAL SHIFT FROM
NORTHEASTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE PERIOD.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 132 155 170 172.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 150 155 160 165 170 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG APR 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Apr 7, 4:10 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 8, 7:35 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr |
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