Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 207, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 21, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 21, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
811 FZAK51 PAFC 220026 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-221500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-221500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-221500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-221500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-221500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ137-221500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ139-221500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT OVER THE OUTER BAY. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT OVER THE OUTER BAY. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 30 KT OVER THE OUTER BAY. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 6 FT OVER THE OUTER BAY. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT OVER THE OUTER BAY. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT OVER THE OUTER BAY. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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252 FZAK51 PAFC 221239 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 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. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-230300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-230300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-230300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ131-230300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-230300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ137-230300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-230300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
105 FZAK51 PAFC 230027 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH MON MORNING. A 995 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY MORNING AT THE SAME STRENGTH. $$ PKZ119-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT BY MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT BY MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-231500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-231500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-231500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-231500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ136-231500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-231500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-231500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT FEB 22 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
239 FZAK51 PAFC 231254 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN THROUGH TUE MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHEAST. $$ PKZ119-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-240300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ127-240300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-240300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ131-240300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-240300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-240300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-240300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
103 FZAK51 PAFC 240015 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THIS MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN THROUGH MON EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHEAST. A 984 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 968 MB 770 NM SE OF SAND POINT TUE MORNING...THEN TRACKS TO 250 NM SE OF SAND POINT AT 970 MB LATE TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ119-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-241500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TONIGHT..VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-241500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-241500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-241500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT . .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-241500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-241500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-241500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 21, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST FRI FEB 21 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A STORM IN THE CENTRAL BERING IS USHERING IN A NEW LONGWAVE PATTERN.
A RIDGE IS AMPLIFYING AND MOVING INTO MAINLAND ALASKA FROM THE SOUTH.
AT THE SAME TIME...AN UPPER TROUGH IS DEEPENING OVER THE BERING SEA.
BETWEEN THESE FEATURES IS A 125 KT SOUTHERLY JET FEEDING SUBTROPICAL
MOISTURE TO A 964 MB LOW AND FRONTAL SYSTEM CURRENTLY IMPACTING THE
ALASKA PENINSULA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. SNOW IS CURRENTLY FALLING
THROUGHOUT BRISTOL BAY AND THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
HOWEVER...WARM AIR IS SURGING NORTHWARD AND WILL BE CREATING AN
INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE THERMAL PROFILE FOR FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THESE
AREAS THIS EVENING. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE
FRONT IS QUICKLY INCREASING WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN BERING
SEA AND SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. MEANWHILE...SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA IS
EXPERIENCING A SLOW INCREASE IN UPPER LEVEL CLOUDINESS AS THE BERING
SYSTEM EXPANDS NORTHWARD. KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE
KENAI PENINSULA ARE THE ONLY LOCATIONS SEEING PRECIPITATION FROM THE
FRONT...WHICH WILL LIKELY CONTINUE AS THE FRONT STALLS THIS EVENING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD OVERALL AGREEMENT ON THE LARGE-SCALE PATTERN
SHIFT. THE 12Z NAM HAD BEEN TOO AGGRESSIVE BRINGING REMNANT FRONTAL
PRECIPITATION INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND UPPER COOK INLET THIS
EVENING...AND THE 18Z NAM HAS COME CLOSER INTO LINE WITH THE DRIER
ECMWF/GFS SOLUTIONS. AS THE FRONT REMAINS STALLED JUST OFF THE COAST
OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THIS WEEKEND THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES
WITH THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF FAIRLY WEAK SURFACE CIRCULATIONS THAT
WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG THE FRONT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF
THESE MODEL DIFFERENCES WILL BE IN HOW STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE
ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND THE BRISTOL BAY AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY. WEAK FEATURES IN FAST FLOW IS A COMMON SETUP FOR THE MODELS
TO STRUGGLE WITH...AND WILL OPT FOR A CONSENSUS-BASED APPROACH FOR
THE FORECAST WHICH WILL BE FAIRLY SIMILAR TO THE 12Z GFS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL REMAIN LARGELY INSULATED
FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE ACTIVE WEATHER OUT WEST. AS MENTIONED
ABOVE...KODIAK ISLAND AND TO A LESSER EXTENT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE
KENAI PENINSULA WILL SEE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE
COMING DAYS...WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BEING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OVER KODIAK ISLAND ON SUNDAY. THE REST OF
THE AREA WILL SEE MORE SUNSHINE THAN RECENT DAYS AS WELL AS DAILY
INCREASES IN TEMPERATURES...EVENTUALLY BECOMING WARMER THAN NORMAL BY
THE START OF THE WEEK.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...THE BIG CHALLENGE IS PRECIPITATION TYPE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT MOVING ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
ARE CURRENTLY COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT ALL-SNOW AS FAR SOUTH AS KING
SALMON...THOUGH THIS WILL ALL BE CHANGING AS WARM AIR SURGES
NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON. THE THERMAL PROFILE WILL EVENTUALLY SUPPORT
FREEZING RAIN AND THEN EVENTUALLY RAIN...BUT THE BIG QUESTION IS IF
THIS WILL HAPPEN IN TIME FOR APPRECIABLE AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION TO
FALL AND HAVE AN IMPACT. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THERE WILL LIKELY
BE A SEVERAL HOUR PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN NORTH AND WEST OF
DILLINGHAM LATE THIS AFTERNOON...TRANSITIONING UP INTO THE DELTA
DURING THE EVENING. WHILE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TOWARD MORNING
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT MUCH OF
THE WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN
THE ALEUTIAN RANGE.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE 40S OVER
THE EASTERN HALF OF THE ALEUTIANS AS DEEP MOISTURE TRANSPORT IS
LEADING TO HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OVER THE AREA. THE 964 MB LOW IN THE
SOUTHERN BERING WILL MOVE NORTHWEST TOWARD RUSSIA BY SUNDAY. THIS
WILL LEAVE MOST OF THE REGION IN A FAIRLY SHOWERY PATTERN WITH
COLDEST TEMPERATURES OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND WARMEST TEMPERATURES
IN THE EAST. A FAIRLY NARROW BAND OF STRONG WINDS AND RAINFALL WILL
PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING AS THE RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND HALTS
ANY PROGRESSION IN THE LONGWAVE PATTERN WELL INTO NEXT WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LONG RANGE MODELS SUGGEST THE NEW PATTERN WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP THE MAINLAND IN ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVELY DRY CONDITIONS INLAND...WHILE THE
EASTERN BERING AND KODIAK ISLAND REMAINS THE SCENE OF ACTIVE WEATHER.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 155
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY 161
MARINE...STORM 185
GALE 120 130 131 132 136 137 138 150 155 160 165 170 173 174
175 176 178 179 180 181 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD FEB 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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