Storm Warning 36, NWS Anchorage, AK

765 
FZAK51 PAFC 080634 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

CORRECTED ZONE 138

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-081500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 988 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND THU EVENING AND DISSIPATE BY LATE THU NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THU EVENING. A DEVELOPING 
PACIFIC LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 970 MB AS IT TRACKS TO 80 NM 
EAST OF CHIGNIK SAT AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL CROSS THE
GULF FRI NIGHT AND SAT.
$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ126-081500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ127-081500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ128-081500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 35 KT THIS
EVENING...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE
WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...WINDS BECOMING S 30
KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ136-081500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ137-081500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS
AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

210 
FZAK51 PAFC 081203
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-090300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF WILL RETREAT TO THE
EASTERN GULF AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 550 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK LATE THIS EVENING WILL TRACK TO 40 NM SOUTHEAST
OF CHIGNIK AT 968 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE ASHORE SOUTHERN
BRISTOL BAY SAT EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL TRACK FROM THE
SOUTHWESTERN GULF TONIGHT TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF ON SAT. A
SECONDARY FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-090300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-090300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE
MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-090300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-090300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-090300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-090300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-090300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-090300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING
TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-090300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-090300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-090300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-090300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-090300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
100 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH IS CENTERED
OVER THE BERING SEA WITH A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE DOWNSTREAM FROM THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC UP TO SOUTHCENTRAL. A 100+ KT JET STREAK IS
TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE TROUGH ACROSS
THE WESTERN GULF. DYNAMIC FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JET STREAK
ALONG WITH SHORT-WAVES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE FLOW ARE PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS MORNING.
AT THE SURFACE A TRIPLE POINT LOW HAS DEVELOPED NEAR KODIAK ISLAND
AND IS TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD. STRONG EASTERLY FLOW OUT AHEAD OF
THIS IS CAUSING SOME DOWNSLOPE DRYING IN THE LEE OF THE CHUGACH
AND KENAI MOUNTAINS...BUT SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT IS STILL PRODUCING
SOME LIGHT SNOW IN THESE AREAS. OUT WEST A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW
CONTINUES TO SLOWLY WEAKEN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. AN OCCLUDED
FRONT IS NEARLY STATIONARY FROM NORTHWEST OF THIS LOW CENTER TO THE
SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST. THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FRONT HAS LOST '
ITS DEFINITION THANKS TO DEVELOPMENT OF WEAK LOWS NEAR THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS AND IN BRISTOL BAY. THEREFORE...PRECIP HAS BECOME LESS
ORGANIZED ACROSS THE REGION.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS HAVE STRUGGLED WITH TRACK OF TRIPLE
POINT LOW IN THE NORTHWEST GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LATEST
SOLUTIONS INDICATE THE ENERGY WILL BE SPLIT ON EITHER SIDE OF THE
KENAI MOUNTAINS. THIS COMBINED WITH STRENGTH OF VERTICAL MOTION
AND PRESENCE OF SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT MEANS THAT SNOWFALL IS MORE
FAVORABLE ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS...FROM
THE WESTERN KENAI TO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT VALLEY.

MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH EVOLUTION OF SYNOPTIC SCALE
FEATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WHERE THERE ARE MINOR
POSITION OR TIMING DIFFERENCES PREFER THE ECMWF/NAM SOLUTIONS WHICH
LINE UP VERY CLOSELY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AS TRIPLE POINT LOW MOVES TO PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING DOWNSLOPING WINDS
WILL WEAKEN. MEANWHILE A STRONG SHORT-WAVE WITH ACCOMPANYING UPPER
LEVEL JET STREAK WILL CROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. EXPECT SNOW TO BECOME
MORE WIDESPREAD AND HEAVIER AS WE HEAD INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS. AREAS IN UPSLOPE FLOW...PRIMARILY THE EASTERN SUSITNA VALLEY
AND EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT TO THE NORTH AND EAST LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY MORNING BRINGING AN END TO MOST OF THE SNOW. HOWEVER
AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE
MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVES CONTINUE
TO MOVE THROUGH.

THERE WILL BE A BRIIF BREAK BEFORE THE NEXT MAJOR STORM MOVES IN
FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY A DEEP LOW TRACKING
TO THE WEST ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS TYPE OF TRACK MEANS THE
OBSERVED WEATHER WILL BE VERY DIFFERENT THAN TODAYS SYSTEM. MUCH
WARMER AIR WILL ADVECT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF AND CHANGE PRECIP
TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST. THIS STORM TRACK IS ALSO VERY FAVORABLE FOR
VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS. THUS...AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT
WILL NEED TO CONSIDER POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TURNAGAIN
ARM AND WHETHER ANY PRECIP ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS WILL BE NEEDED FOR
THE EASTERN SIDE OF MOUNTAINS. BOTTOM LINE FOR THIS STORM IS THE
POPULATION CENTERS WILL STAY MOSTLY DRY THANKS TO STRONG DOWNSLOPE
WINDS WHILE UPSLOPE AREAS WILL SEE HEAVY PRECIPITATION.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
AREAS OF LIGHT PRECIP ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT. WITH GENERALLY
LIGHT FLOW ACROSS THE REGION AND VERY MOIST LOW LEVELS LOW CLOUDS
AND FOG WILL ALSO PERSIST. LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW HAVE
BEEN VERY PERISTENT ALONG THE NORTHWEST KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST.
THERE WILL BE SOME IMPROVEMENT AS WINDS DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON FRIDAY AS ANOTHER
UPPER LEVEL WAVE ARRIVES. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME MUCH WORSE
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS SNOWFALL OUT AHEAD OF A STRONG PACIFIC
STORM ARRIVES...WINDS STRENGTHEN...AND TEMPERATURES FALL. PLAN TO
ISSUE A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST TO HIGHLIGHT
WHEN THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY...BUT WILL ALSO MENTION THE
DETERIORATING CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THERE IS ALSO
POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHEN THIS STORM FIRST ARRIVES IN
BRISTOL BAY FRIDAY NIGHT...MAINLY FOR AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF KING
SALMON WHERE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST. THE FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY
THROUGH...SO EXPECT A FAIRLY SHORT DURATION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS (ON THE ORDER OF 4 TO 6 HOURS). WARM AIR
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL END THE BLIZZARD THREAT AND CAUSE A TRANSITION
TO A MIX OF PRECIP TYPES OR TO ALL RAIN DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.
ARCTIC AIR WILL RAPIDLY MOVE BACK IN ON SUNDAY AS THIS SYSTEM EXITS
TO THE NORTH WHICH WILL AID IN DRYING THIS OUT.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE
TO SLOWLY TRACK TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AND THEN MERGE WITH THE
DEVELOPING PACIFIC SYSTEM ON FRIDAY. ARCTIC AIR WILL SPREAD BACK
SOUTH AND EAST BEHIND THE ALEUTIAN LOW. HOWEVER...COLD ADVECTION
WILL KICK INTO A HIGHER GEAR ACROSS THE EBRING SEA ON FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY AS PACIFIC STORM TRACKS TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW DROPS OUT OF THE ARCTIC. THIS WILL SET UP BLIZZARD
POTENTIAL FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
LATER ON THIS WEEKEND FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA. FOR NOW WILL ONLY
ISSUE A WATCH FOR THE PRIBILOFS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL REMAIN PROGRESSIVE.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE MAY BE A A FEW DAYS BREAK FROM ANY MAJOR STORM
SYSTEM EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE ANOTHER STRONG LOW ARRIVES THE MIDDLE
TO LATE PART OF NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 155 161 195.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...120 130.
         GALE WARNING...125 132 136 137 138 140 141 150 155 160 165
                        170 172 175 176 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB FEB 13

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
137 PM AKST THU FEB 07 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0948 AM     BLIZZARD         1 E PORTAGE             60.78N 148.83W
02/07/2013                                      AK   ASOS

            1/4 MILE VISIBILITY WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH FROM 948
            AM TO CURRENTLY.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
300 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013

AKZ101-111-080400-

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AFFECTING THE GLENN HIGHWAY THROUGH EARLY
THIS EVENING...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGHOUT THE ANCHORAGE BOWL THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DIFFICULT DRIVING
CONDITIONS ALONG THE GLENN HIGHWAY FROM ANCHORAGE TO THE MATANUSKA
VALLEY DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE.

FOR THE LATEST UPDATES TO THIS FORECAST PLEASE VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ANCHORAGE.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
337 PM AKST THU FEB 07 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0330 PM     SNOW             7 NW BENTALIT           61.62N 150.75W
02/07/2013  M7.0 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            EAGLE SONG LODGE RECEIVED 7 INCHES OF SNOW FROM 9AM TO
            330 PM.

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