Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 358, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 9, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 9, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
507 FZAK51 PAFC 091157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 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. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH EARLY WED MORNING. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF VALDEZ WED MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 1013 AND MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF VALDEZ THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF CAPE CLEARE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .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. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-100300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-100300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-100300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-100300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-100300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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301 FZAK51 PAFC 091227 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST....UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 430 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 UPDATED AREA 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH EARLY WED MORNING. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF VALDEZ WED MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 1013 AND MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF VALDEZ THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF CAPE CLEARE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-100300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-100300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-100300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 430 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-100300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-100300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
471 FZAK51 PAFC 091603 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST....UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 805 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 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. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH EARLY WED MORNING. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF VALDEZ WED MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 1013 AND MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF VALDEZ THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF CAPE CLEARE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .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. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-100300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-100300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-100300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 430 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 805 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-100300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-100300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
449 FZAK51 PAFC 092052 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST....UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1250 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 UPDATED ZONES 126 127 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH EARLY WED MORNING. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF VALDEZ WED MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 1013 AND MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF VALDEZ THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF CAPE CLEARE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-100300- PORT VALDEZ 1250 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-100300- VALDEZ NARROWS 1250 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-100300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 430 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 805 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-100300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-100300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
593 FZAK51 PAFC 092350 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 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. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW NEAR WHITTIER WILL MOVE TO NEAR VALDEZ LATE WED MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 1003 MB THEN TO CAPE CLEARE THU AFTERNOON AT 1014 MB. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT W OF HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR PASSAGE CANAL. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-101500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-101500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-101500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-101500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-101500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
317 FZAK51 PAFC 100410 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 800 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 UPDATED 125 128 129 130 132 137 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW NEAR WHITTIER WILL MOVE TO NEAR VALDEZ LATE WED MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 1003 MB THEN TO CAPE CLEARE THU AFTERNOON AT 1014 MB. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 800 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT W OF NAKED ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-101500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-101500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-101500- VALDEZ ARM 800 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 800 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 800 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 800 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-101500- CHINIAK BAY 800 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-101500- MARMOT BAY 800 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
289 FZAK51 PAFC 101138 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED APR 10 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. PKZ197-110300- 400 AM AKDT WED APR 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW NEAR WHITTIER WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED APR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 10 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED APR 10 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-110300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT WED APR 10 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-110300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT WED APR 10 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-110300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT WED APR 10 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED APR 10 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED APR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED APR 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-110300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 10 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-110300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 10 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED APR 10 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 10 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT OT LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 10 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW 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 Apr 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT MON APR 8 2013
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
NUMERICAL MODELS IN ONLY FAIR AGREEMENT TODAY. THE MAIN DIFFICULTIES
SEEM TO BE THE HANDLING OF SMALL SCALE FEATURES MERGING WITH THE
UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER WESTERN ALASKA. THERE
IS A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND ANOTHER OVER INTERIOR
CANADA CENTERED JUST EAST OF THE ROCKIES. SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA IS IN
STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WHILE FROM THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA
THROUGH MUCH OF THE BERING SEA THE UPPER FLOW IS NORTHWESTERLY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST
THROUGH THURSDAY. THE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL
BASICALLY REMAIN IN PLACE...BUT DRIFT EASTWARD AS WELL BY THURSDAY.
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY FOR
MOST AREAS EAST OF A LINE FROM ABOUT SKWENTNA TO SEWARD. THIS IS
ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW THAT WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE INLAND ON TUESDAY. SHOWERS ARE THEN POSSIBLE
OVER ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA LATE TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY AS THE
UPPER LOW MOVES OVER THE AREA. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THE LOW WILL BE
EAST OF ANCHORAGE AND SHOWERS SHOULD DIMINISH.
FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CONTINUED DRY TONIGHT EXCEPT ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST. THERE IS A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE AREA...MAINLY IN THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. LATER WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE FLOW IS STILL
SOMEWHAT CYCLONIC AND CANNOT RULE OUT A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.
FOR THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...LITTLE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH A PATTERN THAT IS ONLY SLOWLY MOVING
EASTWARD. ON THURSDAY MAY BECOME SOUTHERLY OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS AS A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 150.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 132 136 137 138 150 155 160
165 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG APR 13In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 8, 10:24 PM AKDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1024 PM AKDT MON APR 08 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM SNOW 6 SW ANCHORAGE 61.16N 149.99W
04/08/2013 M3.9 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
TOTAL ACCUMULATION TODAY AS OF 10 PM. 2.7 INCHES SINCE 4
PM.
&&
CBLocal storm report, Apr 8, 10:39 PM AKDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1039 PM AKDT MON APR 08 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 PM SNOW EAGLE RIVER 61.32N 149.57W
04/08/2013 M6.5 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
TOTAL ACCUMULATION TODAY AS OF 1030 PM IN EAGLE RIVER
VALLEY.
&&
CBLocal storm report, Apr 9, 3:23 AM AKDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
323 AM AKDT TUE APR 09 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 AM SNOW 5 SSE ANCHORAGE 61.15N 149.80W
04/09/2013 M6.3 INCH AK PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION NEAR LORE RD AND ELMORE AS OF
215 AM.
&&
CBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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