Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 215, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 24, 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 24, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 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.
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. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
312 FZAK51 PAFC 260047 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 971 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 620 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT AT 979 MB WED AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN TO NORTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH THU AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ PKZ119-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-261500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-261500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-261500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-261500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-261500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-261500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-261500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT OVER THE OUTER BAY. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT OVER THE OUTER BAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT OVER THE OUTER BAY. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT OVER THE OUTER BAY. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT 20 KT OVER THE OUTER BAY. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 4 FT OVER THE OUTER BAY. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
824 FZAK51 PAFC 260640 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 940 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 UPDATED 127 128 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 971 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 620 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT AT 979 MB WED AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN TO NORTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH THU AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ PKZ119-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-261500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-261500- VALDEZ NARROWS 940 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-261500- VALDEZ ARM 940 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-261500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-261500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-261500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-261500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT OVER THE OUTER BAY. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT OVER THE OUTER BAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT OVER THE OUTER BAY. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT OVER THE OUTER BAY. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT 20 KT OVER THE OUTER BAY. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 4 FT OVER THE OUTER BAY. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
541 FZAK51 PAFC 261252 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 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. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 330 NM SW OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING EARLY THU MORNING AND WEAKEN. A SERIES OF ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN TO NORTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ119-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-270300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ127-270300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-270300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-270300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-270300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-270300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-270300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
723 FZAK51 PAFC 261748 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 850 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 UPDATED ZONES 130 131 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 330 NM SW OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING EARLY THU MORNING AND WEAKEN. A SERIES OF ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN TO NORTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ119-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-270300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ127-270300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-270300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 850 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-270300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 850 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-270300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-270300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-270300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
206 FZAK51 PAFC 261750 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 850 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 CORRECTED ZONE 130 HEADLINE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 330 NM SW OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING EARLY THU MORNING AND WEAKEN. A SERIES OF ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN TO NORTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ119-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-270300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ127-270300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-270300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 850 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-270300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 850 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-270300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-270300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-270300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
281 FZAK51 PAFC 270004 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 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. PKZ197-271500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THU MORNING AND DISSIPATE THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THU AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-271500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-271500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-271500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-271500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-271500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-271500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-271500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-271500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-271500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-271500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-271500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-271500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-271500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-271500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-271500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 24, 3:15 PM AKST, 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 3:15 PM AKST, 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
315 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH IS OVER THE ALCAN BORDER AT THE NORTH END OF A
RIDGE EXTENDING FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY THAT
WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST. THIS IS SUPPORTING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND ESSENTIALLY BLOCKING THE NORTH AND EAST PUSH OF
THE LOW AND FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE WESTERN GULF OF
ALASKA. THE WEAK LOW NEAR SITKINAK HAS A DISSIPATING FRONT THAT
EXTENDS TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT IS ADVECTING THE
CLOUDS AND MOISTURE ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA ACROSS THE EASTERN ALASKA
PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY TO THE YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE RESULTING
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND THE HIGH OVER
THE EASTERN MAINLAND IS SUPPORTING THE EASTERLY GALES OVER THE
SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA. THE NEXT DOMINANT SYSTEM ON TAP IS THE 978
MB LOW WELL SOUTH OF THE MAINLAND. THIS LOW WILL BE ABOUT 300 NM
SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AROUND 972 MB TUE NIGHT.
OUT WEST THE CLOSED UPPER LOW ANCHORED NEAR THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA HAS A TROUGH EXTENDING TO ANOTHER LOW OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS. THIS IS SUPPORTING SHOWERY WEATHER OVER THE CENTRAL TO
WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA. THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
WILL ROTATE NORTH NORTHEAST THEN CURVE BACK TO THE WEST OF THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. THE SMALL WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING
ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BE OVERCOME BY THE TROUGH
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW MOVING TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY TOMORROW.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE LARGE LOW
WELL SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVING TO SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WITH MINOR DIFFERENCE ON THE PLACEMENT OF THE LOW CENTER BY
WED MORNING. THE MODELS GENERALLY AGREE THIS LOW WILL END UP NEAR
SAND POINT AROUND 980 MB WED AFTERNOON. THIS LEADS TO MODERATE TO
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE EXPECTATION OF A WARM MOIST PUSH ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY WED. THE SOURCE REGION FOR THIS SYSTEM IS IN THE
SUB TROPICS THUS EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AT THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF KODIAK ISLAND BY WED. THE WARM PUSH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WHERE CURRENTLY THE 850 MB TEMPERATURES
ARE RUNNING AROUND -6 TO -8 CELSIUS AND WILL BE WARMING TO AS HIGH AS
6 CELSIUS BY WED MORNING. ANOTHER CONCERN IS THE MAGNITUDE OF THE
WIND AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. GALE AND STORM
FORCE WIND ARE EXPECTED ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
ENERGY FROM THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN LOW AND TROUGH DIGS SOUTHEASTWARD AND
HELP TO DEEPEN THE OVERALL TROUGH A BIT WITH THE PACIFIC LOW NEAR 45N
145W DEEPENING AS IT APPROACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA NORTH TO THE YUKON TERRITORY STAYS IN
PLACE AND RETROGRADES WEST TO EXTEND UP ALONG THE COAST OF THE
PANHANDLE TO NEAR NORTHWAY THROUGH WED. MODELS SHOW THIS UPPER HIGH
BECOMING RATHER ENTRENCHED AND STATIONARY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF...
THE WEAK LOW AND FRONT AROUND THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND
WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE THUS THE LIGHT SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE
TO TAPER OF TO FLURRIES AND SPRINKLES TONIGHT. THE MOISTURE FROM THE
NEXT SYSTEM WILL BE UPON KODIAK ISLAND BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE
PRECIPITATION WHICH SHOULD BE PREDOMINANTLY RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT
TIMES TUE NIGHT AS A 100 KT JET STREAK WILL BE COINCIDENT TO THE
FRONTAL LIFT REGION. MAX GALE AND MINIMUM STORM FORCE WIND IS
EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE GULF OFF SHORE AREAS TO
AROUND KODIAK ISLAND AND THE EASTERN ALASKA PENINSULA.
OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO RETREAT
BUT HOLD STRONG OVER THE PANHANDLE TO THE ALCAN BORDER. THE QUESTION
IS WITH REGARD TO HOW FAR NORTH AND EAST THE WARMTH AND MOISTURE WILL
PUSH OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THE
MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN AS USUAL ACROSS KODIAK
ISLAND AND WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. WE ARE STILL THINKING THE
INITIAL PRECIPITATION WILL BE SNOW OR A RAIN SNOW MIX THAT RAPIDLY
CHANGES OVER THE RAIN. CLOUD COVER OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA TO
ANCHORAGE OVERNIGHT TUE WILL HELP KEEP THE TEMPERATURES HIGHER BUT
THERE IS STILL A SLIGHT CHANCE THE PRECIPITATION IF ANY WED MORNING
COULD BRIEFLY BE FREEZING RAIN. THE DOWN SLOPE IS EXPECTED TO PREVENT
ANY PRECIPITATION HOWEVER. THEREFORE WE WILL CONTINUE TO INCLUDE A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR EARLY WED.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA...
THE UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE HAS TRACKED THROUGH THE BRISTOL BAY AREA
BRINGING WITH IT A SWATH OF MOISTURE WITH RAIN/SNOW THROUGH
THE EVENING THAT WILL TAPER OFF WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE SHORTWAVE
TONIGHT. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG
THE WESTERN CAPES AND ALASKA PENINSULA.
BERING SEA AND THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN...
WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN
CHAIN RESULTING IN GENERALLY LIGHTER WIND AND THE SHOWERY
PRECIPITATION. THE WEAK LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL
CONTINUE TO ROTATE CLOUDS OVER THE REGION OVERNIGHT. AS THE NORTH
PACIFIC LOW PUSHES NORTH THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL ACCELERATE ACROSS
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO GALE FORCE. THE COLDER TEMPERATURES AROUND
THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THIS LOW WILL HOLD OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
THUS EXPECT THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DEPENDING UPON
HOW THE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE LOW TO THE NORTHWEST.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
BY THU THE RIDGE FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA TO THE ALCAN BORDER WILL STILL
BE HOLDING STRONG WITH LOW PRESSURE FROM THE BERING SEA SOUTHEAST
INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC REMAINING THE DOMINANT FEATURES FOR THE
FORECAST AREA. GENERALLY EXPECTING THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND TO
REMAIN ON THE DRY SIDE. TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN NEAR OR
ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND BUT SOUTHWEST ALASKA SHOULD
SEE TEMPERATURES RUNNING 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL. THE
MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A LOW FORMING OFF NORTHERN JAPAN LATE TONIGHT
THAT WILL DEEPEN TO AROUND 960 MB SYSTEM AROUND 500 MI SOUTH OF ADAK
BY THU. WITH THE BULK OF THE JET STREAM ENERGY PERSISTING ALONG OR
SOUTH OF 40N LATITUDE THIS LOW'S TRACK IS LIKELY TO REMAIN SOUTH OF
THE CHAIN AND ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE WEEKEND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE...120 130 131 132 136 137 139 150 155 160 165 180 351
352.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SAMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 25, 8:25 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 20 hr |
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