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Storm Warning 38, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 14, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 14, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 14, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 14, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

353 
FZAK51 PAFC 141251
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 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 THU FEB 14 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 983 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB IS IT
MOVES INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRIDAY MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE FRI
EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 50 KT NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT S OF NAKED ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-150300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-150300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-150300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35
KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-150300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-150300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
542 
FZAK51 PAFC 150005
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 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 THU FEB 14 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 986 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND THU EVENING AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN
THROUGH SAT MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST
GULF SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-151500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 18
FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 13
FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-151500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-151500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-151500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ127-151500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ128-151500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-151500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-151500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY W
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 12
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-151500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-151500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-151500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-151500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-151500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT FROM KALGIN ISLAND N. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM KALGIN ISLAND N.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN
ISLAND.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-151500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 14 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Feb 13, 12:30 PM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 12:30 PM AKST, 15 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1230 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...HIGHLY AMPLIFIED FLOW IS PRODUCING
STRONG BAROCLINIC ZONES AND DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS AT THE SURFACE. A COLD UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING
IS LIFTING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE BERING STRAIT WHILE A SHORT-WAVE
TROUGH DIGS SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS.
DEEP COLD AIR MOVING ACROSS THE WARMER WATERS OF THE BEING SEA IS
GENERATING WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY NORTHERLIES. A SECOND
SHORTWAVE TROUGH ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LOW CENTER IS LIFTING
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THIS MORNING PRODUCING AREAS
OF SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS.

MEANWHILE ANOTHER TROUGH IS SITTING BENEATH THE BERING ONE OVER THE
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC. A STRONG VERTICALLY STACKED LOW WELL SOUTH
OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS DROPPING SOUTHWARD AS TROUGH CONTINUES
TO AMPLIFY. HOWEVER...AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDS NORTHEASTWARD FROM
THE LOW CENTER TO A WEAK TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. THESE ARE PIVOTING NORTHWESTWARD HELPING TO TIGHTEN THE
PRESSURE AND THERMAL GRADIENTS RESULTING IN VERY STRONG WINDS OUT
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE DUTCH HARBOR AREA OBSERVED A FEW WIND GUSTS
TO AROUND 50 KTS THIS MORNING. A WARM FRONT EXTENDING EASTWARD FROM
THE TRIPLE POINT IS MOVING NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF HEADED TOWARD
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.

A STRONG WAVE ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE NORTH PACIFIC TROUGH HAS
INDUCED CYCLOGENESIS EAST OF THE MAIN LOW CENTER. THIS NEWLY FORMED
LOW IS DEEPENING AS IT TRACKS NORTHWARD TOWARD THE WESTERN GULF.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE 12Z NAM SOLUTION QUICKLY BECOMES OUT OF
PHASE WITH SYNOPTIC FEATURES COMPARED WITH OTHER MODELS AND
THEREFORE WILL BE DISREGARDED. THE GFS/ECMWF/EKMET/GEMGLB ALL
SHOW A SIMILAR SYNOPTIC SCALE SOLUTION WHICH IS SIMILAR TO
YESTERDAY. THERE ARE MINOR DIFFERENCES WHICH WILL CERTAINLY AFFECT
SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THE FORECAST...BUT FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS
RISING. BASED ON THESE LATEST SOLUTIONS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
TO EXISTING FORECASTS WILL BE TO INCREASE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW AND COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACK SIDE OF IT
AND INCREASE POPS. MORE SPECIFICALLY IT IS LOOKING VERY FAVORABLE
FOR A SNOW EVENT IN ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT VALLEY BY FRIDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE WARM FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF THIS
MORNING WILL QUICKLY TRACK TO THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT IS FORCED INLAND TONIGHT BY
STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT. LOW LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF
THE FRONT WILL DOWNSLOPE THE TYPICAL AREAS WITH THE BULK OF
PRECIP FALLING ALONG THE GULF COAST AND THE WEST SIDE OF COOK
INLET AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY. AIR MASS OUT AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT
IS COLD ENOUGH TO PRODUCE MOSTLY SNOW IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
AREA...BUT MUCH WARMER AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND WITH
THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF THE PACIFIC INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON
THURSDAY. PRECIP WILL INITIALLY BE CONFINED TO THE SAME LOCATIONS
AS TONIGHTS SYSTEM. HOWEVER...THE LOW WILL BE WEAKENING AS IT MOVES
INTO THE GULF SO THAT BY THE TIME IT TRACKS TO THE EASTERN KENAI
PENINSULA/WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THURSDAY EVENING DOWNSLOPING
WINDS WILL HAVE ENDED AND LIGHT PRECIP WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INLAND.
THE BEST PERIOD FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION (ESPECIALLY FOR ANCHORAGE AND
THE MAT VALLEY) WILL BE FRIDAY AS UPPER TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING APPROACHES SOUTHCENTRAL AND COLD AIR ADVECTION BEGINS.

THE ONLY THING WORKING AGAINST A REALLY BIG SNOW EVENT IS THAT
ARCTIC AIR WILL BE COMING IN FROM THE WEST. THE ALASKA RANGE REALLY
SLOWS DOWN THE STRENGTH OF THE ADVECTION SO THAT IT MORE SLOWLY
FILTERS INTO THE AREA. STILL..THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR ADVISORY LEVEL
SNOW AMOUNTS (6 INCHES OR GREATER) IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE WARM FRONT CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO BRISTOL BAY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. PRECIP WITH THIS FRONT WILL BE LIGHT. HOWEVER...AS THE
TROUGH CROSSING THE BERING GETS CLOSER THERE WILL BE LIFT GENERATED
FROM THE EAST AND FROM THE WEST WHICH WILL SET UP A BAND OF SLIGHTLY
HEAVIER SNOW FROM DILLINGHAM AREA NORTHWARD TO BETHEL AND ANIAK.
THIS BAND OF SNOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES
THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AT WHICH
POINT THE SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH AND EASTWARD. A DEEP LAYER OF
ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE BEHIND THIS TROUGH AND DRY THINGS OUT ON
FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE SURFACE TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET BELOW
ZERO FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING
WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS AND
SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS WILL PUSH THE REMNANTS OF THE
OCCLUDED FRONT (CURRENTLY JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AND ALASKA PENINSULA) OFF TO TEH SOUTH AND EAST. COLDER AIR ALONG
WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE IN. IN PARTICULAR...
EXPECT VERY STRONG WINDS ALONG THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA WHERE
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE TIGHTEST ON THE BACK SIDE OF PACIFIC
LOW MOVING INTO THE WESTERN GULF. BY THE TIME BERING TROUGH ARRIVES
TO THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING EXPECT
STEADY SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH TODAYS FRONT TO BE TAPERING OFF. IF
THERE WAS STEADY SNOW STILL IN PLACE THEN THERE WOULD LIKELY BE
A BLIZZARD. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT PRECIP WILL BE SHOWERY WITH
JUST BRIEF PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.
MEANWHILE...BACK OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING WIDESPREAD
SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL COLD AIR ADVECTION
DIMINISHES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER MAJOR STORM WILL
MOVE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC THURSDAY AND FRIDAY TRACKING SOUTH
OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. WITH ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE AS IT FIRST ARRIVES
EXPECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE ALEUTIANS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND WITH A STORM TRACK FROM THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN TO THE GULF OF
ALASKA. MODELS INDICATE A SHIFT IN THE LONG-WAVE NEXT WEEK WITH AN
UPPER RIDGE BUILDING OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND A DEEP TROUGH MOVING
INTO THE BERING. THIS WILL SHIFT THE FOCUS OUT WEST FOR THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. AFTER A COUPLE REALLY GOOD SHOTS OF SNOW
SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SETTLE DOWN FOR A FEW DAYS INTO A CALM AND COLD
REGIME.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 125 130 132 140 150 155 160 165
                        170 171 172 175 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB FEB 13

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 days

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