Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2013
Storm Warning 70, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 6, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 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
- Mar 6, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
790 FZAK51 PAFC 061220 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 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. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED EVENING AND THEN MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF THU NIGHT. A 958 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING AND WEAKEN TO 968 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-070300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-070300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-070300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-070300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-070300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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372 FZAK51 PAFC 070024 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THU AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ONSHORE THU NIGHT. A 960 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-071500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-071500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-071500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-071500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-071500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
028 FZAK51 PAFC 070651 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 951 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 UPDATED 121 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF TONIGHT AND MOVE TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THU AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ONSHORE THU NIGHT. A 960 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 951 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-071500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-071500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-071500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-071500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-071500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
807 FZAK51 PAFC 071250 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE ONSHORE TONIGHT. A 957 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-080300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-080300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-080300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT EXCEPT 21 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-080300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-080300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
310 FZAK51 PAFC 072133 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1235 PM AKST THU MAR 7 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. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATE ONSHORE TONIGHT. A 957 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-080300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-080300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-080300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 1235 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT EXCEPT 21 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-080300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-080300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
481 FZAK51 PAFC 080038 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-081500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT. A 960 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB AS IT MOVES TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-081500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-081500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 BECOMING 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-081500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KTS. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT EXCEPT 22 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-081500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-081500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Mar 5, 12:45 PM AKST, 15 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 12:45 PM AKST, 15 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1245 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A HIGH AMPLITUDE PATTERN IS IN PLACE
WITH A TROUGH CENTERED OVER SIBERIA AND THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND
A RIDGE CENTERED OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE GULF OF ALASKA. AN
OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS STRETCHED OUT ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE
RIDGE OVER WESTERN ALASKA. THERE WAS LITTLE PRECIP WITH THIS FRONT
OVERNIGHT...BUT A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH IS LIFTING NORTHWARD ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING PRODUCING STEADIER AND HEAVIER AREAS
OF PRECIP. MOST OF THIS IS IN THE FORM OF RAIN ALTHOUGH COLDER AIR
IS SLOWLY WORKING ITS WAY IN FROM THE WEST. BENIGN CONDITIONS
DOMINATE THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH WEAK COLD ADVECTION
SHOWERS OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AND CLEAR SKIES ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
THE NEXT MAJOR STORM SYSTEM WILL COME FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC WHERE
A LOW IS BEGINNING TO DEEPEN IN THE EXIT REGION OF A 175KT PLUS
UPPER LEVEL JET.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THERE CONTINUES TO BE MINOR TRACK ISSUES WITH
THE DEVELOPING PACIFIC SYSTEM. WITH THE CENTRAL PRESSURE EXPECTED
TO DROP INTO THE 960S PREFER THE SLOWER MOVEMENT AS DEPICTED BY
THE ECMWF/GFS/UKMET MODELS. THIS IS CLOSE TO THE INHERITED FORECAST
SO WILL NOT MAKE MANY CHANGES.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE SHORT-WAVE TROUGH MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA THIS MORNING WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
WITH THE TAIL END PRODUCING WEAK LIFT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WITH LITTLE
OR NO ACCUMULATION. THE LOW CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTH
CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL TAKE A TRACK TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA PUSHING
A STRONG FRONT ACROSS THE GULF THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS
IS A CLASSIC SET-UP FOR STRONG GAP WINDS AND DOWNSLOPE WINDS. MODEL
FORECAST PRESSURE GRADIENT INDICATE A GOOD CHANCE FOR REACHING HIGH
WIND THRESHOLDS ALONG WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...SO WILL ISSUE A WATCH
WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. THE STRONG DOWNSLOPING WINDS MEANS THE
BULK OF PRECIP WILL FALL IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE WEST SIDE
OF COOK INLET AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THE FRONT WILL BE MOVING
QUICKLY SO HEAVIEST PRECIP WILL BE OVER A FAIRLY SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE
WESTERN SUSITNA WITH ENHANCEMENT FROM UPSLOPE FLOW. THE OTHER
POTENTIAL HAZARD WILL BE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS.
EVEN THOUGH FRONT WILL BE OCCLUDING AS IT REACHES SOUTHCENTRAL
EXPECT COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND DOWNSLOPING TO PRODUCE WARM
TEMPERATURES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. IT DOES LOOK LIKE COLDER AIR
WILL MOVE BACK IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA...ASIDE FROM STRONG WINDS THE MAIN THREAT
FROM THIS DEVELOPING SYSTEM WILL BE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE AIR MASS
AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO INITIALLY SUPPORT
SNOW. WITH GOOD UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT EXPECT STRONG UPWARD VERTICAL
MOTION TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIP WHEN IT FIRST ARRIVES.
THE SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING AT A PRETTY GOOD PACE WHEN IT FIRST REACHES
SOUTHWEST ALASKA SO WARMER AIR WILL ALSO MOVE IN. THE QUESTION IS
WHETHER THERE IS WILL BE A LONG ENOUGH PERIOD OF SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE A BRIEF BLIZZARD. THE MOST LIKELY AREAS ARE
THE WESTERN CAPES OF BRISTOL BAY UP TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST
WHERE AIR MASS WILL START OUT A LITTLE COLDER AND WHERE NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL HOLD IN LONGER. AREAS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM
(FROM THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS) WILL HAVE A
MUCH HIGHER PROBABILITY OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS ARCTIC AIR ADVECTS
SOUTHWARD.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE STORM SYSTEM TRACKING TO SOUTHWEST ALASK
WILL EXIT TO THE NORTH THIS WEEKEND. MODELS THEN INDICATE A STRONG
BLOCKING RIDGE SETTING UP SHOP OVER MAINLAND ALASKA EARLY NEXT WEEK.
THIS MEANS STORM TRACK WILL BE HELD WEST OF THE RIDGE OVER THE
WESTERN BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 185.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...132 150 155 160 170.
GALE WARNING 130 138 165 171 172 179 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB MAR 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 3:59 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 6, 6:25 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Mar 6, 11:58 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 57 hr |
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