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Gale Warning 216, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 24, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
811 FZAK52 PAFC 250026 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-251500- 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 994 MB 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK TUE AFTERNOON AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE MORNING AND DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT AT 979 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR HEADLANDS AND OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-251500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. $$ PKZ173-251500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ174-251500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-251500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-251500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-251500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-251500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON FEB 24 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. $$
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878 FZAK52 PAFC 251257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW NEAR SITKA WILL MOVE TO 220 NM NW OF ADAK WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH LATE WED NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 970 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 620 NM SE OF SITKINAK THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO AROUND 90 NM S OF SAND POINT AT 985 MB EARLY THU MORNING. A 986 MB LOW WILL FORM AROUND 120 NM S OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND EARLY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-260300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 18 FT THROUGH UNIMAK PASS IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ173-260300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-260300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ177-260300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-260300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-260300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-260300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
941 FZAK52 PAFC 251914 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 220 NM NW OF ADAK WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH LATE WED NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 970 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 620 NM SE OF SITKINAK THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO AROUND 90 NM S OF SAND POINT AT 985 MB EARLY THU MORNING. A 986 MB LOW WILL FORM AROUND 120 NM S OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND EARLY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-260300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 18 FT THROUGH UNIMAK PASS IN THE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ173-260300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-260300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ177-260300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-260300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-260300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-260300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
049 FZAK52 PAFC 260052 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 360 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 995 MB WED NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 971 MB LOW CENTERED 620 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT AT 979 MB WED AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL FORM 160 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU MORNING AND MOVE TO 320 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 992 MB BY EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-261500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-261500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-261500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-261500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-261500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT FROM CAPE NEWENHAM SOUTH. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-261500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-261500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
303 FZAK52 PAFC 260646 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 CORRECTED ZONE 185 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 360 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 995 MB WED NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 971 MB LOW CENTERED 620 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT AT 979 MB WED AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL FORM 160 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU MORNING AND MOVE TO 320 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 992 MB BY EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-261500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-261500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-261500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-261500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ178-261500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT FROM CAPE NEWENHAM SOUTH. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-261500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-261500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
181 FZAK52 PAFC 261254 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 250 NM NW OF KISKA WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. A 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 180 NM S OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO AROUND 50 NM NW OF COLD BAY AT 988 MB THU MORNING AND OPEN INTO A TROUGH BY THU EVENING. A NEW LOW FORMS 90 NM NW OF SAINT PAUL AT 987 MB EARLY THU MORNING AND TRACKS TO AROUND 220 NM W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 991 MB EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-270300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT THIS MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-270300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-270300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-270300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-270300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-270300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-270300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
411 FZAK52 PAFC 270020 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL THU AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 989 MB THEN TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW FRI AFTERNOON AT 998 MB. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON FRI. $$ PKZ150-271500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT WEST OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-271500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ174-271500- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-271500- ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-271500- KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-271500- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-271500- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
789 FZAK52 PAFC 271257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. 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. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 60 NM SE OF COLD BAY WILL DRIFT TO AROUND 110 NM N OF COLD BAY AT 993 MB THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH. A 989 MB LOW 180 NM NW OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE 290 NM W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE TO AROUND 90 NM NW OF GAMBELL AT 1007 MB EARLY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-280300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E OF PORT MOLLER...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. W OF PORT MOLLER...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-280300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-280300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-280300- ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-280300- KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-280300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-280300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
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 | 48 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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