Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 67, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 12, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
488 FZAK51 PAFC 130004 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 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. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUN EVENING WILL MOVE TO 60 NM WEST OF MCGRATH MON MORNING THEN WELL NORTH OF THE AREA BY MON AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-131500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-131500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-131500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-131500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-131500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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429 FZAK51 PAFC 130957 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 100 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 UPDATED ZONE 141 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUN EVENING WILL MOVE TO 60 NM WEST OF MCGRATH MON MORNING THEN WELL NORTH OF THE AREA BY MON AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-131500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-131500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-131500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-131500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-131500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 100 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
504 FZAK51 PAFC 131250 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 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. PKZ197-140300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL PUSH NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW 570 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL RAPIDLY TRACK NORTH AND MOVE ASHORE SW ALASKA NEAR TOGIAK AT 984 MB EARLY MON MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT TRACKS FROM THE SW GULF TONIGHT TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF ON MON. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS INTO THE GULF ON TUE. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-140300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-140300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-140300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-140300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-140300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
787 FZAK51 PAFC 140000 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL QUICKLY TRACK NORTH AND MOVE ASHORE SW ALASKA NEAR TOGIAK AT 986 MB EARLY MON MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS INTO THE GULF THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-141500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-141500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-141500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. NEAR KAMISHAK BAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-141500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT DIMINISHING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-141500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 140705 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 136 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. PKZ197-141500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL QUICKLY TRACK NORTH AND MOVE ASHORE SW ALASKA NEAR TOGIAK AT 986 MB EARLY MON MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS INTO THE GULF THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-141500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-141500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-141500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. NEAR KAMISHAK BAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-141500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-141500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
935 FZAK51 PAFC 141227 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF BY THIS EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS INTO THE GULF ON TUE. WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN BRISTOL BAY MOVES TO NEAR SEWARD AT 1020 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-150300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-150300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-150300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-150300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ137-150300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT BY AFTERNOON. . .TONIGHT...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING AND TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...WIND BECOMING SW 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
419 FZAK51 PAFC 142140 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1240 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 UPDATED AREA 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF BY THIS EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS INTO THE GULF ON TUE. WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN BRISTOL BAY MOVES TO NEAR SEWARD AT 1020 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-150300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-150300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-150300- VALDEZ ARM 1240 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-150300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ137-150300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT BY AFTERNOON. . .TONIGHT...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING AND TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...WIND BECOMING SW 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
491 FZAK51 PAFC 142155 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1255 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 RETRANSMISSION COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF BY THIS EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS INTO THE GULF ON TUE. WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN BRISTOL BAY MOVES TO NEAR SEWARD AT 1020 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-150300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-150300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-150300- VALDEZ ARM 1240 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-150300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ137-150300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT BY AFTERNOON. . .TONIGHT...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING AND TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...WIND BECOMING SW 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
961 FZAK51 PAFC 142302 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 150 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 RETRANSMISSION 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 AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF MOVES TO THE EASTERN GULF BY THIS EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS INTO THE GULF ON TUE. WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN BRISTOL BAY MOVES TO NEAR SEWARD AT 1020 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-150300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-150300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-150300- VALDEZ ARM 1240 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-150300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ137-150300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT BY AFTERNOON. . .TONIGHT...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING AND TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...WIND BECOMING SW 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
878 FZAK51 PAFC 150022 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF MON EVENING. A 1012 MB LOW IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 1014 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK MON NIGHT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR SKAGWAY. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT E OF CAPE CLEARE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-151500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-151500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-151500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ136-151500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ137-151500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON JAN 14 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 12, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SAT JAN 12 2013
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE DECENT WITH TIMING AND TRACK OF FEATURES THROUGH ABOUT 36
HOURS BEFORE SHOWING SOME SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES. GFS SEEMS TO HAVE
INITIALIZED THE BEST WITH THE TEMPERATURES THAT ARE CLOSEST TO
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS. ECMWF HAS DONE DECENTLY AS WELL ALTHOUGH THERE
ARE SOME LOCATIONS THAT ARE SEVERAL DEGREES COLDER OR WARMER THAN
WHAT THE MODEL SHOWS. THE NAM HAS BEEN RULED AN OUTLIER IN
TRACK/POSITION BUT ALSO WITH ITS TYPICAL COLD BIAS WITH TEMPERATURES.
THE GFS WILL BE USED FOR THE FIRST 36 HOURS AND THEN ECMWF IS
PREFERRED DURING THE TIME WITH MORE INCONSISTENCY.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN FEATURES ON THE AREA WEATHER MAP TODAY INCLUDE A LARGE UPPER
RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC THAT IS VERY SLOWLY MOVING
EASTWARD...AND A LARGE LOW SLIDING NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE BACK SIDE
OF THE RIDGE. THIS LOW IS BRINGING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND MUCH
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ALASKA THIS
WEEKEND. PRECIPITATION IS GENERALLY STARTING AS SNOW BUT CHANGING TO
RAIN AS WARM AIR SURGES IN. THERE HAVE BEEN PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN
DURING THE TRANSITION TIME...AND THAT WILL CONTINUE AS THE LOW
CONTINUES NORTHEASTWARD.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWARD PAST THE BERING STRAIT
TONIGHT. A WEAKER LOW WILL MOVE NORTH ON THE FRONT INTO THE
NORTHWESTERN MAINLAND ON MONDAY. WARM AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE
NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AS A LONG FETCH OF MOISTURE FROM
ABOUT 30 DEGREES N LATITUDE GRADUALLY SHIFTS EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS. THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM ALONG WITH THE
WARM TEMPERATURES WILL HAVE A GREAT AFFECT ON SNOW PACK ACROSS THE
AREA...AND WITH FROZEN GROUND AS WELL THE WATER WILL HAVE A HARD TIME
FINDING SOMEWHERE TO GO. THEREFORE THE FLOOD WATCHES IN EFFECT STILL
LOOK VERY REASONABLE AND WE WILL CONTINUE THEM.
CURRENT ADVISORIES ALSO APPEAR TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE. WARM AIR IS
ALREADY MOVING OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE AT THE
MID-LEVELS...BUT MANY SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING.
IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH FREEZING RAIN AT ALL TO CAUSE TRAVEL
PROBLEMS...AND EVEN ONCE AIR TEMPERATURES CLIMB ABOVE
FREEZING...SURFACES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING AND CAUSE THE RAIN TO
FREEZE ON THOSE SURFACES. SO ALL ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN AS-IS AT THIS
POINT AS WELL.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD WATCH 101 111 121 125 131 135 145.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 180
185 351 352 412 413 414.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 7:31 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 5:02 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.