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Gale Warning 192, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 14, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
770 FZAK51 PAFC 141224 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB COMPLEX LOW OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES MOVING AROUND THIS LOW WILL AFFECT PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-150300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-150300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-150300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-150300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-150300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-150300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-150300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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759 FZAK51 PAFC 141624 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATE TO ZONES 131 AND 132 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB COMPLEX LOW OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES MOVING AROUND THIS LOW WILL AFFECT PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-150300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-150300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-150300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-150300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 720 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 720 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-150300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-150300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-150300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
848 FZAK51 PAFC 141639 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 740 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 UPDATE TO 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB COMPLEX LOW OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES MOVING AROUND THIS LOW WILL AFFECT PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 740 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-150300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-150300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-150300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-150300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 720 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 720 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-150300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-150300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-150300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
393 FZAK51 PAFC 150051 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW COMPLEX OVER THE WESTERN GULF MOVES SOUTH AND WEAKENS THROUGH TONIGHT. A 969 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TONIGHT TO NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND AT 963 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES OVER KENAI PENINSULA AND WEAKENS THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ119-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT.. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-151500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-151500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-151500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-151500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-151500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-151500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-151500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 14 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Feb 13, 1:45 PM AKST, 14 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 1:45 PM AKST, 14 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
145 PM AKST THU FEB 13 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN IS STABLE AND FEATURES A NEARLY
STATIONARY UPPER LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WITH A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN
BERING SEA. A 140 KT NORTHERLY JET IS LOCATED BETWEEN THESE
FEATURES...AND CROSSES THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EN-ROUTE TO THE PACIFIC.
A SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT OF ARCTIC AIR HAS OVERTAKEN THE
MAINLAND...WITH COLDEST TEMPERATURES LOCATED OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
WHERE GUSTY WINDS HAVE LED TO WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ACROSS THE AREA.
IN THE GULF...A SERIES OF WEAK SURFACE LOWS ARE SPINNING AROUND UNDER
THE UPPER LOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS FALLING AROUND AND EAST OF PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND...WHILE OTHER AREAS INCLUDING INLAND AREAS AROUND COOK
INLET ARE SEEING MUCH LIGHTER SNOWFALL.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN STELLAR OVERALL AGREEMENT THROUGHOUT THE SHORT TERM
(3.5 DAY) FORECAST PERIOD. ALL MODELS SHOW THE RIDGE IN THE BERING
GRADUALLY BREAKING DOWN TO MORE ZONAL FLOW...ALLOWING THE UPPER LOW
PARKED NEAR KODIAK ISLAND TO ELONGATE AND RETROGRADE TO THE WEST. AS
THIS HAPPENS...ALL MODELS SHOW A SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE MOVING UP INTO
THE GULF WITH DEEP MOISTURE AND STEADY SNOW BEING PULLED WESTWARD
BACK TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THERE IS SOME DISAGREEMENT ABOUT
THE TIMING OF THIS FEATURE...WHICH WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR HOW FAR
WEST THE SNOW WILL MAKE IT (POSSIBLY AS FAR AS ANCHORAGE). THE NAM IS
CURRENTLY AN OUTLIER WITH A SLOWER SHORTWAVE MOVEMENT...WHILE THE GFS
AND ECWMF ARE IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT. THUS WILL START OUT THE
FORECAST USING THE NAM BUT SHIFT TO THE CONSENSUS GFS/ECWMF SOLUTION
BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...PINPOINTING THE TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL
SURFACE LOWS IN THE GULF IS AND WILL REMAIN PROBLEMATIC FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. THE OVERALL POSITION OF THE CIRCULATION IS SHIFTING TO
TOWARD THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA...WHICH HAS ENHANCED
SOUTHEASTERLY DOWNSLOPING WINDS AND ENDED THE LIGHT SNOW AROUND
ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU. MEANWHILE...A MORE SIGNIFICANT BAND OF SNOW
PUSHED INTO CORDOVA AND VALDEZ THIS MORNING...EVEN SPLASHING SOME
LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW INTO THE SOUTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE
MODELS ARE TRYING TO HINT AT ANOTHER WEAK LOW DRIFTING UP TOWARD
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON FRIDAY...WHICH COULD LEAD TO ANOTHER BRIEF
PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE USUAL DOWNSLOPE AREAS. OVERALL...MOST
SNOWFALL WILL REMAIN ALONG THE COAST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WITH
LESSER CHANCES FOR AN ADDITIONAL DUSTING OF SNOW INLAND.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...COLD AIR AND GUSTY WINDS WILL KEEP ALL AREAS
NEAR OR EXCEEDING WIND CHILL CRITERIA THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY WHEN
TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO SLOWLY WARM AND WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE. WHILE
IMPROVEMENT WILL OCCUR...CONDITIONS WILL STILL REMAIN DRY AND VERY
COLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE ARCTIC AIRMASS OVER THE MAINLAND IS
NOW SPILLING INTO THE WESTERN BERING...WHERE INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS AND
VERY STRONG WINDS HAVE BROUGHT BLIZZARD OR NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOF
ISLANDS. THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OCCURS. HIGH WINDS ARE BEING AMPLIFIED BY AN
UPPER LEVEL POTENTIAL VORTICITY ANOMALY THAT IS ESSENTIALLY SQUEEZING
THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE FROM THE TOP AS WELL AS THE AFOREMENTIONED 140
KT JET OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. MEANWHILE...A GALE-FORCE FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND WEAKEN RAPIDLY AS IT
MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON FRIDAY IN RESPONSE TO THE
WEAKENING UPPER LEVEL PATTERN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGHER THAN NORMAL GOING INTO THE
EXTENDED TERM AS THE DEEP UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA
WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL GENERALLY CONTINUE TO YIELD COLD
TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
MAINLAND...WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION REMAINING ALONG THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST. PRECIPITATION CHANCES FURTHER INLAND WILL
CONTINUE TO DEPEND ON THE EXACT POSITION/STRENGTH OF THE PARENT LOW
AND THE VARIOUS WAVES ROTATING AROUND IT. MEANWHILE...A MORE ACTIVE
PATTERN WILL BE IN STORE FOR THE BERING AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER
THE WESTERN BERING BREAKS DOWN AND SEVERAL DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH
AND PROVIDE OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 181 185
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY 195
WIND CHILL ADVISORY 152 155 161
MARINE...GALE 127 130 131 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175176 177 179
180
HVY FRZG SPRY...121 126 127 129 130 131 132 136 137 138 139
140 141 150 155 160 165 170 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD/CC/CB FEB 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 9:28 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 9 hr |
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