Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 219, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 26, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 35 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 26, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2014, 3:25 PM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-271500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
363 FZAK51 PAFC 271203 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND DISSIPATE. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE GULF THROUGH EARLY SAT. $$ PKZ119-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-280300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-280300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-280300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-280300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING TO SE 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-280300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-280300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-280300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .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...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
888 FZAK51 PAFC 280025 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 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. PKZ197-281330- 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-281330- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-281330- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-281330- RESURRECTION BAY- 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281330- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-281330- PORT VALDEZ- 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-281330- VALDEZ NARROWS- 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-281330- VALDEZ ARM- 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281330- PASSAGE CANAL- 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281330- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-281330- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-281330- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-281330- CHINIAK BAY- 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-281330- MARMOT BAY- 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-281330- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-281330- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-281330- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-281330- KACHEMAK BAY- 325 PM AKST THU FEB 27 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 25, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
LARGE SCALE TROUGHING PERSISTS FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SOUTH AND
EAST INTO THE PACIFIC WELL SOUTH OF MAINLAND ALASKA. HIGHLY AMPLIFIED
RIDGING PERSISTS FROM THE CANADIAN ROCKIES NORTH AND WEST INTO THE
ALCAN BORDER REGION. IN BETWEEN THE TWO...INCREASING SOUTHEAST FLOW
PERSISTS...STRONGEST FROM THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC EXTENDING NORTH AND
WEST INTO THE KODIAK ISLAND TO ALASKA PENINSULA REGION...WITH
SLIGHTLY WEAKER SOUTH-SOUTHERLY UPPER FLOW PUSHING THROUGH THE BERING
AND SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND ALSO OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA CLOSER TO
THE RIDGE AXIS.
A 967 MB LOW IS OBSERVED WELL SOUTH OF 50N 150W MOVING NORTH AND WEST
TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA...BUT AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY
EXTENDS WELL NORTH AND WEST OF THE LOW AND SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPACT
PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN BERING...AND WESTERN
GULF TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES INTO
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EXCEPT FOR THE
NAM WHICH IS A NORTHERLY OUTLIER WITH QPF ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT
IN THE GULF...AND THUS IS DISCOUNTED FOR NOW IN FAVOR OF THE GFS AND
EC SOLUTIONS. HOWEVER...IF THE NAM WERE TO BE CORRECT THE EASTERN
KENAI PENINSULA WOULD SEE MUCH HEAVIER PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS
ESPECIALLY FROM MOOSE PASS TO SEWARD...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR
HEAVY WET SNOW FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.
BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH
PRINCIPAL CIRCULATION FEATURES...BUT DIFFER ON SPEED AND STRENGTH OF
SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCES MOVING NORTH AND WEST FROM THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THIS PRIMARILY IMPACTS THE
FORECAST IN TIMING AND STRENGTH OF ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION AS THIS
SYSTEM PASSES.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
PATCHY FOG DEVELOPED THIS MORNING IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...WITH
SKIES BEGINNING TO CLEAR THERE THIS AFTERNOON. PERHAPS THE BIGGEST
QUESTION MARK FOR THE AFTERNOON FORECAST IS DETERMINING WHETHER THE
NAM HAS A GOOD HANDLE ON DEVELOPING AN IFR DECK OF OVERRUNNING
STRATUS WITH FLURRIES AS WEAK WARM ADVECTION BEGINS JUST ABOVE THE
COLD LOW-LEVEL INVERSION...WHICH COULD PERSIST FOR A FEW DAYS IF THIS
VERIFIES. WILL HEDGE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE STRATUS DEVELOPING LATER
THIS AFTERNOON WITH FLURRIES DEVELOPING MAINLY TONIGHT BUT PERHAPS
PERSISTING INTO TOMORROW AS WELL.
OTHERWISE...BIG CONCERN IS WITH THE FRONT MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE
GULF. EXPECTING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT FOR KODIAK ISLAND...BUT
THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY FLOODING/LANDSLIDE CONCERNS GIVEN THE BREVITY
OF HEAVY RAIN ON ANY ONE LOCATION. PRECIPITATION ALSO SPREADS NORTH
INTO THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTS INTO
THURSDAY. OUTSIDE OF SOME UPSLOPE FLOW PERHAPS GENERATING WET SNOW ON
THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE PENINSULA...PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE IN THE
LIQUID FORM AS VERY WARM AIR ALOFT CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD
SOUTHCENTRAL. THE TRICKY PART OF THE FORECAST WILL BE FIGURING OUT IF
ANY LOCALIZED COLD POCKETS OF BELOW-FREEZING TEMPERATURES REMAIN
ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY WHERE RAIN MAY
RE-FREEZE...ESPECIALLY IN SHELTERED VALLEYS THROUGH THE KENAI RANGE
ALONG THE ROAD SYSTEM. ANCHORAGE AND POINTS NORTH WILL LIKELY REMAIN
DRY...BUT BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING WE CAN NOT RULE OUT A PERIOD OF
LIGHT PRECIPITATION.
AS FOR WINDS...HAVE UPPED MARINE WINDS FOR THE INNER WATERS AREA FOR
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FOR
THE BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY REGIONS AS WELL AS SHELIKOF
STRAIT.
WILL CONTEMPLATE ISSUING A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR MUCH WARMER
TEMPERATURES CAUSING MELTING AND RE-FREEZING OF SIDE ROADS AROUND
ANCHORAGE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY GIVEN THE
EXPECTED RISE OF TEMPERATURES INTO THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NIGHTTIME
LOWS SHOULD ALSO REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING BUT WITH COLD ROAD
TEMPERATURES ON SIDE STREETS THESE AREAS WILL LIKELY RE-FREEZE EACH
NIGHT WITH BLACK ICE.
SOUTHWEST...
PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...WITH MUCH LESS
IF ANY MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IN THE LEE OF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE.
STILL EXPECTING SOME SNOW INITIALLY TOWARD DILLINGHAM AND POINTS
NORTH AND WEST TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY CHANGING OVER TO RAIN...WITH
A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN IF TEMPERATURES ARE TOO SLOW TO WARM AS
MUCH WARMER AIR MOVES IN ALOFT. THE SAME CONCERN EXISTS FOR BETHEL
WITH WARM AIR MOVING OVERHEAD THERE AS WELL. THE TYPICALLY STRONG
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND UNTIL
THE LOW PASSES BY TO THE SOUTH AND WEST LATE THURSDAY.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
RAIN AND SNOW WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN AS TEMPERATURES
WARM FROM EAST TO WEST AS AN OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES WEST AHEAD OF THE
SURFACE LOW. EXPECT MINIMAL...IF ANY...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. BY
THURSDAY THROUGH RAIN/SNOW LINE WILL BE NEAR OR WEST OF THE PRIBILOFS
AND DUTCH HARBOR. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LITTLE CHANGE IN LONG TERM FORECAST THINKING. UPPER HIGH/RIDGE STILL
LOOKING DOMINANT NEAR THE ALCAN BORDER...ALBEIT SOME DEGREE OF
RETREAT IS POSSIBLE AS ENERGY WORKS AGAINST IT FROM THE WEST. DETAILS
ON HOW THIS OCCURS WILL BE AMONG THE FORECAST CHALLENGES IN THE
AOR...BUT SUFFICE TO SAY BLOCKED PATTERNS TEND TO TAKE LONGER TO
BREAK. PERIPHERAL EFFECTS FROM A DEEPENING SYSTEM MOVING AWAY FROM
JAPAN WILL BE EXPERIENCED OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN LATE WEEK INTO THE
WEEKEND...AND POSSIBLY AS FAR EAST AS KODIAK ISLAND. THIS SYSTEM WILL
HAVE REACHED IT'S PEAK INTENSITY AND BE FILLING AS THIS OCCURS
THOUGH...AND FOLLOW UP LOWS/WAVES APPEAR TO BE CONSIDERABLY WEAKER
THAN THIS INITIAL ONE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES...120 136 137 139 150 155 160 165 180
STORMS...130 131 132 138
HVY FRZG SPRY...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
CC FEB 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 25, 9:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 25, 9:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Feb 26, 8:50 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 7 hr |
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