Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2013
Storm Warning 79, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 23, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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 23, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
185 FZAK51 PAFC 232320 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF WHITTIER WILL DISSIPATE IN PLACE BY TONIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 999 MB SUN MORNING...THEN TRACK TO 40 NM EAST OF SEWARD AT 991 MB MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 35 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-241500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-241500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-241500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-241500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-241500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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312 FZAK51 PAFC 240538 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 935 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 UPDATED ZONES 125 135 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF WHITTIER WILL DISSIPATE IN PLACE BY TONIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 999 MB SUN MORNING...THEN TRACK TO 40 NM EAST OF SEWARD AT 991 MB MON MORNING. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 35 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 935 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-241500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-241500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-241500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 935 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-241500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-241500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
334 FZAK51 PAFC 241158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 110 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 998 MB LATE SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO NEAR SEWARD LATE MON AFTERNOON AT 991 MB BEFORE DRIFTING INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 1001 MB LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-250300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-250300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-250300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-250300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-250300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
637 FZAK51 PAFC 241845 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1042 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 UPDATED 121 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 110 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 998 MB LATE SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO NEAR SEWARD LATE MON AFTERNOON AT 991 MB BEFORE DRIFTING INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 1001 MB LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 1042 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT INCREASING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-250300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-250300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-250300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-250300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-250300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
695 FZAK51 PAFC 242316 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 40 NM EAST OF SEWARD AT 991 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME STATIONARY WHILE WEAKENING OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-251500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-251500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-251500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-251500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-251500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE EVENING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
745 FZAK51 PAFC 250543 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 940 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 UPDATED ZONES 130 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 40 NM EAST OF SEWARD AT 991 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME STATIONARY WHILE WEAKENING OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-251500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-251500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-251500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 940 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-251500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-251500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 940 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE EVENING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 5 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
218 FZAK51 PAFC 251159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW NEAR SEWARD WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 992 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME STATIONARY WHILE WEAKENING OVER EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-260300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-260300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-260300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING AND TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-260300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-260300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
896 FZAK51 PAFC 252318 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF WHITTIER WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF VALDEZ AT 1002 MB TONIGHT AND THEN WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY TUE EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT EXCEPT W 35 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-261500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-261500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-261500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-261500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-261500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSED IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
026 FZAK51 PAFC 260012 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 410 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 CORRECTED AREA 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF WHITTIER WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF VALDEZ AT 1002 MB TONIGHT AND THEN WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY TUE EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT EXCEPT W 35 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-261500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-261500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-261500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-261500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-261500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
802 FZAK51 PAFC 260737 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1136 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 UPDATED ZONE 121 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF WHITTIER WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF VALDEZ AT 1002 MB TONIGHT AND THEN WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY TUE EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT EXCEPT W 35 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 1136 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-261500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-261500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-261500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-261500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-261500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
073 FZAK51 PAFC 261141 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN TUE EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY LIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-270300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-270300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-270300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-270300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-270300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT EXCEPT 9 FT SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Mar 23, 3:50 PM AKDT, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 3:50 PM AKDT, 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
350 PM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
MUCH OF THE AOR IS DOMINATED BY A LONGWAVE TROUGH ALOFT. A NEARLY
STATIONARY LOW CENTERED OVER THE SEA OF OKHOTSK IS BEGINNING TO DRIFT
NORTH...WHILE AN ASSOCIATED FRONT IS MOVING EAST TOWARDS THE FAR
WESTERN CHAIN. UPPER-LVL RIDGING BUILDS DOWNSTREAM OF IT OVER THE
BERING SEA SUPPORTING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AND GENERALLY BENIGN
WEATHER. AN UPPER LOW SWINGS THROUGH THE AKPEN AND IS TRACKING
TOWARDS THE WESTERN GULF WITH A SHIELD OF SNOW...WITH IT'S NORTHERN
PERIPHERAL MOISTURE BRUSHING SOUTHERN BRISTOL BAY AS THIS OCCURS. AN
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE IN CENTRAL
AK SUPPORTS A COLD AND DRY AIRMASS WHICH BLEEDS DOWN INTO SW AK. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS SQUEEZED ENOUGH TO SUPPORT BRISK WINDS AND
ADVISORY LEVEL WIND CHILLS NEAR 40 BELOW ZERO OVER THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA. A STRONG VORTEX ALOFT NEAR TIN CITY, AK IS SWINGING SOUTH
THROUGH THE CHUCKHI SEA TOWARDS SW AK.
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK...A FRONTAL ZONE WAS SLOW TO CLEAR UPPER COOK
INLET EARLIER TODAY ALLOWING SNOW/FLURRIES TO LINGER A BIT LONGER
ACROSS THE REGION. THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE FRONT IS DISSIPATING NOW
OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF...AND THOUGH IT'S ASSOCIATED LIFT IS
WEAKENING...MODESTLY STRONG ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES TO ALLOW FOR AREAS
OF SNOW BACK THROUGH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND COPPER RIVER BASIN.
WEAK TRANSITORY UPPER RIDGING POKES THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND TO THE
SOUTHERN TO WESTERN GULF OF AK AHEAD OF THE NW AK VORTEX AND AKPEN
LOW.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
OUT WEST...MODELS SHOW A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE FORMING TONIGHT ALONG
THE FRONT WHICH IS NEARING THE FAR WESTERN CHAIN. THIS LOW CENTERED
AROUND 500 MILES SOUTH OF KISKA AT 1008 MB EARLY SUN MORNING WILL
THEN TRACK TO NEAR ADAK AT PEAK INTENSITY AROUND 1000 MB MON
AFTERNOON. MODELS AGREE THAT THE LOW THEN FILLS AS IT SKIMS THE
EASTERN CHAIN...DISSIPATING AROUND 250 MILES SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA ON
TUE. A STRONGER 970 MB LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS DEPICTED MOVING TO
AROUND 600 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ATTU ON TUE...WITH AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
PUSHING INTO THE WESTERN CHAIN. THE ECMWF/GEM ARE DEEPEST WITH
CENTRAL PRESSURE FOR THIS FEATURE (LOW 960S MB)...BUT OVERALL
POSITION AND TREND IS SIMILAR AMONG THE SOLUTIONS. MODELS SHOW THAT
THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA IS WEAKENED SOME AS
THESE SERIES OF LOWS PUSH INTO THE HIGH'S SUPPORTING UPPER-LVL RIDGE.
THE RIDGE IS FURTHER ERODED AND BROKEN FROM THE NORTHEAST BY THE
VORTEX SWINGING OUT OF THE CHUCKHI SEA.
IN THE EAST...THE LOW EJECTING OFF THE AKPEN MOVES TO AROUND 100
MILES SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 999 MB SUN MORNING...MOVES TO
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT 991 MB ON MON AND THEN REMAINS STATIONARY
WHILE WEAKENING THROUGH TUE. ALOFT...THE ECMWF AND GEM SHOW PHASING
OF THIS LOW WITH THE STRONG VORTEX SWINGING DOWN SW AK LATE SUN NIGHT
OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE GFS AND NAM SHOW SOME PHASING
AS WELL...BUT LATER ON (MON) AND FURTHER EAST IN THE SOUND. HAVE
TENDED TO LEAN ON THE ECMWF WHICH HAS BEEN RATHER CONSISTENT THE LAST
FEW RUNS. THE DEGREE OF COLD ADVECTION DEPICTED AS THESE DYNAMICS
PLAY OUT IS RATHER SIMILAR HOWEVER. 850 MB TEMPERATURES OVER UPPER
COOK INLET DROP FROM -7 C SUN AFTERNOON TO -17 C BY MON AFTERNOON...
WITH EVEN FURTHER COOLING TO A TOUCH UNDER -20 C ON TUE. THIS ALL
OCCURING AS STRONG LIFT FROM THE SUPPORTING WAVES ALOFT SLOWLY
TRAVERSE THROUGH GIVES FAIRLY GOOD CONFIDENCE OF A RESPECTABLE SNOW
EVENT FOR MAINLAND SOUTHCENTRAL AK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF...
WITH THE TRANSITORY RIDGE PUSHING THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND BY EARLY THIS
EVENING...ONSHORE FLOW QUICKLY ESTABLISHES ITSELF AHEAD OF THE WAVE
PUSHING OFF THE AKPEN LEADING TO A RETURN OF SNOW OR SNOW/RAIN MIX.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AS WELL...THOUGH BELIEVE WIND INTENSITY WILL
NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS
WHILE PRECIP IS ONGOING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE
LATE SUN NIGHT AFTER THE FLOW GOES OFF-SHORE AND SNOW WITH THE
SURFACE WAVE HAS MOVED TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. WINDS DO TREND
TO GALES AND EVEN STORM FORCE WITH TIME AS THE COLD-ADVECTION BEGINS
BLEEDING THROUGH FAVORED GAPS OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT AND KAMISHAK
BAY.
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...SNOW INTENSITY LIGHTENS UP WITH THE
DISSIPATION OF THE FRONT...BUT DOES NOT GO AWAY COMPLETELY ACROSS
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS THE FLOW REMAINS SOMEWHAT ONSHORE...WITH SOME
LINGERING LIFT ALSO PESTERING THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. TEMPS
MEANDERING AROUND OR A HAIR ABOVE FREEZING AT THE SURFACE MAY ALLOW
SOME LOCALIZED AREAS TO SEE SOME RAIN MIXED IN OVER THE EASTERN
SOUND...BUT PREDOMINATELY SNOW IS EXPECTED. ELSEWHERE...ISENTROPIC
LIFT WILL BE ON THE INCREASE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AND UP COOK
INLET OVERNIGHT INTO SUN...WHICH MAY ALLOW FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW. THE
STRONGER REINFORCING SHOT LOOKS TO BE SUN NIGHT AND MON ASSOCIATED
WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE WAVE MOVING UP THE GULF TO THE SOUND.
SOUTHWEST/AKPEN...
COLD AND DRY CHARACTERIZES MUCH OF INTERIOR SW ALASKA. ACROSS THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA...BITING WIND CHILLS ARE PERSISTING IN THE COLD/DRY
AIRMASS. WINDS SHOULD SLACKEN A TOUCH ON SUN REDUCING THE THREAT OF
THE LOWEST CHILLS...BUT DO NOT LOOK TO GO CALM...SO REGARDLESS
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BRISK THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. SNOW WITH
THE WAVE OVER THE AKPEN WILL BRUSH AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY...BUT WITH
THE PRE EXISTING AIRMASS RATHER DRY COUPLED WITH NORTH/DRY FLOW...THE
PRECIP SHIELD SHOULD HAVE TROUBLE PUSHING MUCH FURTHER WEST THAN KING
SALMON/NAKNEK. THUS AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF DILLINGHAM HAVE THE BEST
CHANCES OF OVERNIGHT PRECIP. THE STRONGEST WINDS THE NEXT 24 HOURS
APPEAR TO BE AROUND THE AKPEN AND ADJACENT WATERS FROM CAPE SARICHEF
TO SITKINAK AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS A BIT SQUEEZED IN THE
WAKE OF THE SURFACE WAVE WITH A SMALL PUSH OF COLD ADVECTION. PENDING
ON HOW MUCH TRANSPORTABLE SNOW EXISTS...THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME
LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE AKPEN. AS THE
NW AK VORTEX SWINGS DOWN...IT HELPS FLATTEN THE BERING SEA RIDGE...
SUCH THAT HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MIGRATES TO THE
WESTERN AKPEN BY LATE MON AND NEAR SW AK BY TUE. THIS SHOULD FINALLY
HELP TO RELAX THE PRESSURE GRADIENT LEADING TO WEAKER WINDS.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
THERE ARE SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN CHAIN BUT
THESE SHOULD EBB AS SUBSIDENCE FROM HIGH PRESSURE SPREADS OVER THE
REGION. A DEEP LAYER OF COLD DRY AIR EVIDENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY IS
POKING DOWN THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS LEADING TO DECREASED CLOUDS
HERE WITH SOME OF THIS PUSHING TOWARDS THE EASTERN CHAIN ON SUN.
FURTHER WEST...BENIGN CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT TREND WETTER AND WINDIER
SUN TO MON AS THE PACIFIC WAVE APPROACHES. SLIGHTLY WARMING
TEMPERATURES SHOULD ALLOW PRECIP TO BE A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN AS IT
OVERSPREADS THE CHAIN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE COLD VORTEX/UPPER LOW MEANDERING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
EARLY IN THE WEEK BEGINS TO RETREAT BACK TOWARDS CENTRAL AK MID WEEK.
THIS SHOULD LOOSEN THE ARCTIC GRIP AND ALLOW FOR SOME MODERATION OF
TEMPERATURES...ESPECIALLY OVER SW AK. CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT WEAKENS A
BIT AS WELL...SO CHANCES OF PRECIP MAY DROP A BIT AS WELL. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT ALSO SHOULD RELAX AND HELP WEAKEN WINDS THROUGH THE
GULF OF AK. OUT WEST...FORECAST CHALLENGES WILL SURROUND WHAT'S LEFT
OF THE 970 MB LOW...THOUGH IT SHOULD HAVE WEAKENED BY THE TIME IT
MOVES INTO THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY...155
MARINE...STORM...130
GALE...120 132 136 137 138 150 155 165 176 351 352
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...130 138 140 150 179 411 412 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
MALOYIn the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 23, 10:14 AM AKDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1014 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1013 AM SNOW BIG LAKE 61.52N 149.95W
03/23/2013 M8.5 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
8.5 INCHES STORM TOTAL SINCE FRIDAY. STILL SNOWING.
&&
JAMLocal storm report, Mar 23, 10:38 AM AKDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1038 AM AKDT SAT MAR 23 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0820 AM SNOW 10 ESE CORDOVA 60.49N 145.48W
03/23/2013 M20.0 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
20 INCHES STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION AT CORDOVA AIRPORT AS
OF 8AM SAT, WITH 13 INCHES BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND 7 INCHES
SINCE MIDNIGHT.
0820 AM SNOW 1 WSW CORDOVA 60.54N 145.77W
03/23/2013 M18.0 INCH AK LAW ENFORCEMENT
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION AS OF 8AM AT CORDOVA HARBOR.
0820 AM SNOW CORDOVA 60.55N 145.75W
03/23/2013 M24.0 INCH AK LAW ENFORCEMENT
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION IN CORDOVA AS OF 8AM.
1000 AM SNOW 1 WSW CORDOVA 60.54N 145.76W
03/23/2013 E24.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 20-24 INCHES AT CORDOVA CITY
HALL AS OF 10AM.
&&
CBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 24, 11:11 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 29 hr |
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