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Storm Warning 42, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 16, 2013, 10:50 PM AKST. It was in force for 29 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 16, 2013, 10:50 PM AKST (07:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
178 FZAK51 PAFC 170747 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1050 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 UPDATED 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 85 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 997 MB SUN EVENING. IT WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1004 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-171500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-171500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-171500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 1022 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1050 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-171500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-171500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ JM
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686 FZAK51 PAFC 171259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 65 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AT 996 MB THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKEN TO 1008 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-180300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-180300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-180300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS WEST...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-180300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-180300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FOOT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
521 FZAK51 PAFC 172356 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 70 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO AROUND 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT TUE MORNING AND DISSIPATE BY TUE EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST GULF TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. E GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. N GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-181500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-181500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-181500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-181500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-181500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JM
072 FZAK51 PAFC 180009 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 120 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 70 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO AROUND 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT TUE MORNING AND DISSIPATE BY TUE EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST GULF TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. E GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. N GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-181500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-181500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-181500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-181500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-181500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JM
733 FZAK51 PAFC 180656 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 UPDATED ZONE 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 70 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO AROUND 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT TUE MORNING AND DISSIPATE BY TUE EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST GULF TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. E GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. N GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-181500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-181500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-181500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 955 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-181500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-181500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JM
775 FZAK51 PAFC 181300 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT AS IT WEAKENS TO 1006 MB TUE MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE TUE EVENING. A 989 MB LOW NORTH PACIFIC LOW ON TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 40 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AS IT WEAKENS TO 980 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-190300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-190300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-190300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-190300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-190300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 16, 4:00 PM AKST, 6 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST, 6 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 16 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVELS ARE IN A PROGRESSIVE
PATTERN OVER THE STATE THIS WEEKEND. THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER
THE REGION EXTENDS OUT OF THE ARCTIC AND ACROSS THE BERING STRAIT
THEN SOUTHWARD OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN SLOW DOWN AS IT
CONTINUES EASTWARD. TWO UPPER LEVEL RIDGES ARE OVER THE AREA. THE
AXIS OF THE EASTERN ONE IS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND WILL MOVE
QUICKLY EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. THE SECOND ONE IS OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA. IT TOO IS MOVING EASTWARD BUT WILL AMPLIFY
AS IT DOES SO. THIS WILL CAUSE THE JET STREAM TO MOVE FARTHER NORTH.
BY MONDAY THE JET WILL ENTER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA FROM THE SOUTH
AND THEN CURVE CLOCKWISE AROUND THE RIDGE BRINGING STRONG NORTHWEST
FLOW OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE THERE IS A LOW NEAR COLD BAY WHICH IS BEGINNING TO
ELONGATE ALONG THE FRONT AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST. IT WILL DEVELOP A
TRIPLE POINT LOW IN THE GULF OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL BECOME THE MAIN LOW
BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS ELONGATED FRONT WILL SERVE A A FOCUS OF
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS REMAIN LOCKED IN TO THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN
AND HAVE CONVERGED ON A VERY SIMILAR SOLUTION AS TO THE LOCATION AND
STRENGTH OF THE LOW THAT WILL BE IN THE BERING SEA SUNDAY NIGHT. THE
LOCATION THE GFS HAD THE LOW FROM YESTERDAY'S MODEL RUNS IS THE
LOCATION WHERE THE NAM AND ECMWF ARE NOW SHOWING AS WELL.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS
SPREADING NORTH AND NORTHEAST. THE STRUCTURE OF THIS FRONT WILL CAUSE
WINDS TO INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND WILL BRING SNOW INTO THE
BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY REGIONS. THE SNOWFALL AND WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE SOME VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS DUE TO BLOWING
SNOW TONIGHT FOR THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. THEREFORE THERE IS A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING FOR ZONE 161.
THE SNOW WILL STAY EAST OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA BUT THE BELOW ZERO
TEMPERATURES AND NORTHERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE FOR LOW WINDS CHILLS.
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR ZONE 155 IS ACTIVE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
AFTER THAT THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD HAVE RELAXED ENOUGH TO LET
THE WINDS DIMINISH.
THE SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THIS EVENING BUT THEN
CUT OFF IN THE NORMAL DOWN SLOPE AREAS. THE GULF COAST WILL SEE
SNOWFALL PERSIST INTO TOMORROW. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOME RAIN WILL
MIX IN WITH THE SNOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE GULF COAST. HOWEVER
IT LOOKS TO REMAIN MOSTLY SNOW..EXCEPT FOR KODIAK ISLANDS WHICH WILL
WARM ENOUGH TO SWITCH PRECIPITATION TO RAIN OVERNIGHT.
BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF WILL HAVE MOVED FAR
ENOUGH EAST TO BRING IN A STRONGER PUSH OF COLD AIR INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA AS WELL AS CUT OFF THE DOWN SLOPE. THIS WILL CAUSE
WIDESPREAD SNOW TO DEVELOP BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA WHICH WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY. SNOW SHOULD END ACROSS THE
KENAI PENINSULA EARLY MONDAY MORNING BUT IT WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY
EVENING IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE PATTERN WILL REMAIN ACTIVE ACROSS SOUTHERN
ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEK NEXT WEEK WITH MULTIPLE SYSTEMS BRINGING SOME
PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE CLOSE TO NORMAL FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY 155. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 161.
BLIZZARD WATCH 195.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 136 137 140 150 165 170 172 175 179 185.
STORM 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 138 140 150 165.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FEB 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 3:50 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 5:01 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 17, 5:01 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 16 hr |
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