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Small Craft Advisory 182, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 26, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
076 FZAK51 PAFC 270033 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 70 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT HEADS TOWARD BRISTOL BAY WED NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 165 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THU AFTERNOON AT 981 MB. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-271500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-271500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-271500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-271500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-271500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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453 FZAK51 PAFC 271244 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 983 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. ANOTHER 983 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO NEAR YAKUTAT WED EVENING THEN DISSIPATE. A 989 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT THU NIGHT THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-280300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-280300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-280300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT THIS MORNING. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ136-280300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-280300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
254 FZAK51 PAFC 271528 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 625 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 UPDATED ZONES 136 AND 137 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 983 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. ANOTHER 983 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO NEAR YAKUTAT WED EVENING THEN DISSIPATE. A 989 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT THU NIGHT THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-280300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-280300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-280300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT THIS MORNING. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ136-280300- CHINIAK BAY 625 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-280300- MARMOT BAY 625 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
153 FZAK51 PAFC 271804 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 905 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 UPDATED ZONE 125 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 983 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. ANOTHER 983 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO NEAR YAKUTAT WED EVENING THEN DISSIPATE. A 989 MB LOW 525 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES TO 75 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT THU NIGHT THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 905 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-280300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-280300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-280300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT THIS MORNING. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ136-280300- CHINIAK BAY 625 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-280300- MARMOT BAY 625 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
347 FZAK51 PAFC 280035 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 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. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 145 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF WED NIGHT. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT THU AFTERNOON AT 985 MB. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB 55 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT THU NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-281500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-281500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-281500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ136-281500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-281500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Feb 26, 12:45 PM AKST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 12:45 PM AKST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1245 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE RAPID PACE OF STORM SYSTEMS ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN TIER OF ALASKA HAS SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH DEVELOPMENT
OF CLOSED CIRCULATIONS IN THE UPPER LEVELS AND THE UPPER JET SINKING
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC. ONE LOW COMPLEX IN THE GULF
CONTINUES TO PRODUCE GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF. THE BULK OF PRECIP IS OFFSHORE THANKS TO A (DRY) OFFSHORE
COMPONENT TO THE LOW LEVEL FLOW ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. TO THE WEST OF
THE GULF LOW A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING IS LIFTING
NORTHWARD TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA CONTRIBUTING TO AREAS OF LIGHT
SNOW OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
IS OBSERVING PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. THE OTHER LOW COMPLEX
IS TRACKING SLOWLY EASTWARD JUST SOUTH THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THIS IS
A MATURE LOW WHICH HAS BEGUN TO FILL AND WHICH IS CAUSING ONLY
MINOR IMPACTS ALONG THE ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE VERIFYING FAIRLY WELL WITH CURRENT
SYSTEMS. AS ALEUTIAN LOW AND TROUGH APPROACH THE GULF EXPECT
CYCLOGENESIS OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC INITIATED BY UPPER LEVEL
WAVES CROSSING THE NORTH PACIFIC IN THE BASE OF THE LONG-WAVE
TROUGH. MODELS ARE REALLY STRUGGLING WITH INTENSITY AND TRACK OF
THESE LOWS AND DISPLAY VERY POOR RUN-TO-RUN CONTINUITY. FOR NOW
PREFER A MIDDLE OF THE PACK SOLUTION AS REPRESENTED BY THE ECMWF.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF WILL OPEN INTO
A TROUGH AND LIFT NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WEDNESDAY.
THIS WILL PUSH PRECIP BACK ONSHORE ALONG THE COASTAL ZONE WHILE
INLAND AREAS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY DRY. WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONGER
WINDS AS THIS MOVES ONSHORE EXPECT A PERIOD OF LOW VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE QUITE ENOUGH
WIND FOR A BLIZZARD SO WILL ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
BLOWING SNOW. MEANWHILE...THE SURFACE LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS
WESTWARD TO KODIAK ISLAND AND THEN DISSIPATE A SIT TRIES TO CROSS
OVER TO BRISTOL BAY. THE MAIN IMPACT OF THIS WILL BE TO INCREASE
THE EAST-WEST PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND PRODUCE
TO STRONG WINDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ARM. THERE IS SOME
UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF THE NEXT COUPLE SYSTEMS MOVING INTO
THE GULF THIS WEEK...BUT THE RESULT WILL BE THE SAME AS THE CURRENT
SYSTEM WITH THE BULK OF WIND AND PRECIP REMAINING ALONG THE GULF
COAST.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AS GULF LOW BEGINS TO OPEN INTO A TROUGH THIS
EVENING A SHORT-WAVE WILL SPIN OFF FROM IT AND HEAD NORTHWEST
ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW
TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING
SNOW IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL
WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSIT SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS GULF TROUGH
LIFTS NORTHWESTWARD TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WITH WEAK AND UNFOCUSED
VERTICAL MOTION SNOWFALL WILL BE SPOTTY ACROSS THE REGION. AS WE
HEAD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK THE FOCUS WILL SHIFT TO
SYSTEMS TRACKING INTO THE GULF WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS WILL PRODUCE
COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE ALEUTIANS WILL SEE A BRIEF BREAK AS
THE CURRENT SYSTEM EXITS TO THE EAST TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE
ANOTHER DEEP LOW ARRIVES THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS NEXT SYSTEM
WILL BE INTENSIFYING AS IT REACHES THE ALEUTIANS AND WILL QUITE A
BIT MORE POWERFUL THAN THE CURRENT SYSTEM. THERE IS GOOD POTENTIAL
THAT WIND WARNINGS AND OR/BLIZZARD THRESHOLDS MAY BE REACHED...BUT
IT IS TOO EARLY TO ISSUE ANYTHING QUITE YET. MEANWHILE...THE TROUGH
CURRENTLY OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL ROTATE BACK WESTWARD TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT BRINGING SOME SNOW TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS.
WINDS ARE BORDERLINE FOR A BLIZZARD...SO CURRENTLY LEANING TOWARD
ISSUING A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL UNDERGO AMPLIFICATION
BY THE END OF THE WEEK BUT REMAIN PROGRESSIVE. THUS THE STORM TRACK
WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT TRACK FROM THE ALEUTIANS TO THE
GULF/NORTHEAST PACIFIC. MORE SPECIFICALLY THE MAJOR STORM MOVING
TO THE ALEUTIANS ON FRIDAY WILL TRACK TO THE SOUTHERN GULF AND
NORTHEAST PACIFIC NEXT WEEKEND...POSSIBLY REMAINING FAR ENOUGH
SOUTH TO MISS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COMPLETELY. MODELS INDICATE
SYSTEM AFTER THIS ONE TAKING A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK INTO THE BERING
WITH RIDGE BUILDING DOWNSTREAM OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. THUS...COULD
BE HEADED INTO A MORE PROLONGED DRY PERIOD OVER MAINLAND ALASKA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 195.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 130 141 172 175.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 26, 4:09 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 27, 9:05 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr |
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