Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 213, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 23, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 40 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 23, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2014, 8:25 AM AKST
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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577 FZAK51 PAFC 241240 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SW GULF WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 970 MB LOW 600 NM SE OF SITKINAK TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SW OF SITKINAK AT 978 MB EARLY WED MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT TRACKS FROM THE SOUTHERN TO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF TUE. $$ PKZ119-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-250300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-250300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-250300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-250300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-250300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-250300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-250300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$
761 FZAK51 PAFC 250009 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING EAST FROM A 1001 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A 973 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 950 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEST TO THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA AT 979 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF BY WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS EARLY BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-251500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-251500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-251500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-251500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EARLY BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-251500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-251500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-251500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
527 FZAK51 PAFC 251243 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 620 NM SE OF SITKINAK THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 985 MB EARLY THU MORNING. A SERIES OF ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN TO NORTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ119-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ126-260300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-260300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-260300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-260300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-260300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-260300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-260300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
116 FZAK51 PAFC 251728 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 825 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 UPDATED ZONES 130 131 132 136 137 138 139 140 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 AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 620 NM SE OF SITKINAK THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 985 MB EARLY THU MORNING. A SERIES OF ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN TO NORTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ119-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ126-260300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-260300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-260300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 825 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-260300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 825 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 825 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-260300- CHINIAK BAY 825 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-260300- MARMOT BAY 825 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 825 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-260300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 825 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 825 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 23, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKST SUN FEB 23 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE CLOSED HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT IS DOMINATING THE PATTERN OVER THE GREAT LAND. A COMPLEX UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PARTNERS WITH IT OVER THE CENTRAL/WESTERN BERING SEA TO FILL OUT THE LONG-WAVE PATTERN OVER ALASKA. CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE IN PLACE UNDER THE UPPER HIGH PRESSURE WHILE MORE UNSETTLED CONDITIONS LIE UNDER THE LOW PRESSURE IN THE BERING SEA. RIGHT NOW THE REAL ACTION SITS BETWEEN THE ENHANCED GRADIENT FORCES A JET OF 120+ KTS FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH THE CHUKCHI PENINSULA. A DECAYING FRONT AND MOISTURE STREAM UNDER THE JET BRINGS RAIN AND SNOW TO BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THOUGH DRY DOWN-SLOPE WINDS OVER THE TERRAIN KEEPS THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA DRY. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION REMAINS ALONG THE COAST. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TWO DOMINANT H/L SYSTEMS STRETCHES FROM THE UPPER LEVEL DOWN THROUGH THE SURFACE MAKING FOR GUSTY WINDS INTO THE 50 AND 60 MPH RANGE AROUND BRISTOL BAY...SLIGHTLY LESS FOR THE THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. .MODEL DISCUSSION...FROM A SYNOPTIC AND PLANETARY LONG-WAVE PERSPECTIVE MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THE HIGH AMPLITUDE/BLOCK TYPE PATTERN. THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN MODELS COMES WITH THE PHASING OF SEPARATE PIECES OF ENERGY WITHIN THE BERING/PACIFIC TROUGH TOWARD MID-WEEK. THE GENERAL CONSENSUS IS THAT THE FRONT/GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHWEST COAST WILL RELAX...THOUGH A DE-AMPLIFYING SHORT-WAVE TROUGH ALOFT WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST. THERE IS GOOD GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH A STRONG MID-LATITUDE SHORTWAVE TROUGH IN THE PACIFIC RETROGRADING AND DEEPENING WHILE SWINGING A FRONT INTO THE GULF. HOWEVER...STRENGTH...ORIENTATION...AND TIMING ARE STILL UP IN THE AIR. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DRY...CLEAR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL WITH LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS. THE EXCEPTION BEING THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WHERE SOME LOW STRATUS AND MID-LEVEL CLOUDS ARE HANGING AROUND...AND SHOULD BUILD BACK IN AND THICKEN DURING THE EVENING/OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE ONLY ACTIVE WEATHER IS FROM KACHEMAK BAY SOUTHWARD THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND. A FRONT JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY. A DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH THE FRONT NORTHWARD AND BRING PRECIPITATION TO THE WINDWARD SIDES OF THE ALEUTIAN/ALASKA RANGE AND THE KENAI MOUNTAINS. THE NEXT REAL CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION FOR THE SOUTHCENTRAL COMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY WHEN THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC SYSTEM SWINGS INTO THE GULF...HOWEVER THE BEST CHANCES LOOK TO BE ALONG THE GULF COAST. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING FOR THE MAINLAND. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES WHERE A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN PLACE THROUGH 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE REMAINDER OF THE INTERIOR WILL STILL HAVE GUSTS TOWARD 50 AND 60 MPH THAT WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. A DISTURBANCE ALONG THE FRONT WILL KEEP RAIN AND SNOW IN THE FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE FORECAST REMAINS PRETTY QUIET. THOUGH REMAINING UNDER THE TROUGH...NO MAJOR SYSTEMS LOOK TO DEVELOP. SEVERAL WEAK AND COMPACT SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE CHAIN BEFORE A STRONG FRONT SWINGS OVERHEAD BY MID-WEEK. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE LONG-WAVE PATTERN DOES NOT LOOK TO CHANGE MUCH INTO NEXT WEEKEND. A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPIN OUT OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING. A SPRAWLING UPPER LEVEL HIGH WILL REMAIN DOMINANT FOR THE MOST PART OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF MAINLAND ALASKA. SEVERAL WAVES WILL EMBED IN THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH AND BE USHERED FROM WESTERN GULF INTO THE EASTERN BERING. BUT AT THIS TIME...NONE OF THESE APPEAR TO SHOW SIGNS OF BECOME A MAJOR STORM. IT LOOKS AS IF AREAS BASICALLY FROM THE ALASKA RANGE EAST WILL REMAIN MOSTLY DRY WHILE WET WEATHER WILL PERSIST FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH BRISTOL BAY. EACH WAVE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING ROUNDS OF GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY TO THE FAVORED GAP SOUTHEAST FLOW LOCATIONS. WITH CONTINUED SOUTHERLY FLOW...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL FOR MOST LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY INTERIOR LOCATIONS WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 161 MARINE...GALE 120 130 131 132 136 137 138 150 160 180 FIRE WEATHER...NONE MTL FEB 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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