Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 307, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 15, 2014, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2014, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2014, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
041 FZAK51 PAFC 152301 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF EARLY SUN MORNING AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW WILL FORM 70 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER SUN EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT EARLY BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EARLY BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-161500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-161500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-161500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD KAMISHAK BAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-161500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW THEN RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-161500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-161500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW THEN RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW THEN RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ139-161500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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680 FZAK51 PAFC 161158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE SUN NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW WILL FORM 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER THIS EVENING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 1001 MB OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MON AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ119-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY NOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-170300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-170300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-170300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-170300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW BECOMING SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE EARLY MORNING. .TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-170300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EARLY MORNING. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-170300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EARLY MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW IN THE MORNING THEN RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-170300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
312 FZAK51 PAFC 162306 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A 1008 MB LOW WILL FORM 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MON EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 996 MB OVER THE FAR EASTERN GULF TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ALONG THE COAST...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-171500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-171500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-171500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT TOWARD THE BARREN ISLANDS AND SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD THE BARREN ISLANDS AND SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-171500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EARLY BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-171500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-171500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EARLY EVENING BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-171500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
404 FZAK51 PAFC 171155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW WILL FORM 60 NM SOUTH OF HOMER LATE TONIGHT AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1012 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ119-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-180300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-180300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-180300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-180300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-180300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-180300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-180300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
556 FZAK51 PAFC 172306 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 150 NM W OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1007 MB TUE MORNING THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE WEAKENING THROUGH WED. A 1010 MB LOW FORMING 420 NM SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS EVENING WILL QUICKLY TRACK TO AROUND 40 NM SW OF SITKA AT 999 MB TUE MORNING AND MOVE INLAND TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. N GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER DELTA TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-181500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-181500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-181500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-181500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-181500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-181500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-181500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM
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 Mar 15, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A CLOSED UPPER LOW IS LIFTING NORTHWARD FROM THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR. AN ASSOCIATED TRAILING SHORTWAVE TROUGH
AXIS STRETCHES BACK ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
THIS TROUGH IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY NEGATIVELY TILTED AS IT MAKES
GRADUAL PROGRESS NORTHWARD. SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS DECREASED AND
SUNSHINE HAS BROKEN OUT ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AS
LOW-LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE HAS BUILT IN FROM THE WEST. HOWEVER...NEW
SNOW SHOWERS ARE JUST BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OVER COOK INLET ASSOCIATED
WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER TROUGH. OUT WEST...AN
ARCTIC AIRMASS IS SHIFTING AWAY FROM THE BERING REGION AS FLOW
BECOMES MORE SOUTHERLY IN ADVANCE OF A MODERATE STRENGTH FRONT
CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE
DEVELOPING OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WHERE A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
ALL MODELS ARE IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT. THE MAIN WEATHER SYSTEM
AFFECTING THE ENTIRE REGION IS THE FRONT CURRENTLY OUT OVER THE
BERING SEA. THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO ELONGATE AND STRETCH
EASTWARD...WHICH RAISES THE LIKELIHOOD OF TRIPLE POINT LOW
DEVELOPMENT AT ONE OR MULTIPLE POINTS ALONG THE FRONT. THE MODELS ARE
STRUGGLING WITH SOME OF THESE EXACT DETAILS...BUT ARE GRADUALLY
COMING INTO AGREEMENT. OUT WEST...A TRIPLE POINT SHOULD FORM
NORTHEAST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS OVERNIGHT AS SNOW BEGINS TO IMPACT
THE COASTLINE. THE ECMWF HAS TRENDED AWAY FROM A CLOSED UPPER LOW
SOLUTION THAT LED TO MORE CONSOLIDATED SURFACE ENERGY AND TOWARD THE
MULTIPLE-CENTERED GFS SOLUTION WHICH SEEMS VERY REASONABLE AT THIS
POINT. TO THE EAST...THE NAM AND ECMWF ARE TRYING TO FORM ANOTHER
WEAK LOW NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL ALSO
BE REFLECTED IN THE AFTERNOON FORECAST. THIS WEAK LOW WILL LIKELY
SLIDE TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON MONDAY AND BRING A CHANCE FOR
SOME ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TO INTERIOR SECTIONS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...TEMPERATURES HAVE REBOUNDED AROUND THE REGION TODAY
UNDER INCREASING SUNSHINE AND DIMINISHING WINDS AS THE ANCHORAGE AREA
DIGS OUT FROM A SIGNIFICANT SNOW STORM LAST NIGHT. THE CLEAR SKIES
WILL UNFORTUNATELY BE SHORT LIVED AS CLOUDS INCREASE QUICKLY THIS
EVENING IN ADVANCE OF THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH MENTIONED ABOVE. WHILE NO
REPEAT OF LAST NIGHTS SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED...MOST AREAS WILL SEE A
RETURN OF SOME GENERALLY LIGHT SNOWFALL DURING THE EVENING HOURS
BEFORE THE TROUGH PASSES AROUND MIDNIGHT. BY TOMORROW MORNING THE
BERING FRONT WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT KODIAK ISLAND...WHERE TEMPERATURES
WILL LIKELY STAY COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT ALL SNOW BY SHOULD WARM
ENOUGH TO AVOID BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH THE STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS.
AS THIS FRONT MOVES UP THE COAST TOMORROW NIGHT THE CLASSIC UPSLOPE
LOCATIONS OF THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY
WILL SEE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MOVE BACK IN. MEANWHILE ANCHORAGE AND
THE USUAL DOWNSLOPE AREAS SHOULD STAY MOSTLY DRY UNTIL A POSSIBLE
TRIPLE POINT LOW DRIFTS UP INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON MONDAY TO
BRING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SNOW (AS MENTIONED ABOVE).
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...THE MAIN WEATHERMAKER WILL BE THE BERING FRONT
THAT REACHES THE COASTLINE TOMORROW MORNING. INCREASING CONFIDENCE IN
THE ORIENTATION AND TIMING OF THE FRONT HAS LED TO ELEVATED CONCERN
FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE
COASTLINE. THUS WILL PLAN TO ISSUE A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR COASTS
OF BOTH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY. AS THE FRONT
PUSHES INLAND SUNDAY NIGHT THE REGION WILL FALL UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF ONSHORE FLOW AND WARMING TEMPERATURES AS A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW
STALLS OVER THE NORTHERN BERING FOR THE START OF THE WEEK.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A SIGNIFICANT FRONT MOVING INTO THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT. THE
PRIBILOFS ARE THE LARGEST AREA OF CONCERN AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES...SINCE THE COLD AIR WILL STICK AROUND THERE THE LONGEST.
TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY WARMING...AND WILL LIKELY RISE ENOUGH TO AT
LEAST STAVE OFF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...BUT THIS WILL NEED TO BE
WATCHED CLOSELY THIS EVENING. FURTHER SOUTH...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO
RAIN FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AS STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS USHER IN WARMER TEMPERATURES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH THE START OF THE WEEK BEFORE
ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT TRIES TO PUSH INTO THE EXTREME WESTERN
ALEUTIANS EARLY TUE MORNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST...
THE LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING LOOKS TO BE REPLACED BY UPPER
LEVEL RIDGING BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS IT GRADUALLY RETROGRADES
WESTWARD INTO EASTERN RUSSIA. THIS WILL RESULT IN A WESTWARD SHIFT IN
THE STORM TRACK WHICH WILL HELP TO KEEP UPCOMING SYSTEMS
PREDOMINANTLY OVER THE WESTERN BERING...ALLOWING FOR SOMEWHAT OF A
BREAK FROM THE RECENT ACTIVE PATTERN OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 155 161 195
MARINE...STORM 176 177
GALE 119 125 129 130 131 132 150 155 160 165 170 172 173 174
175 178 179 180 181 185
HVY FREEZING SPRAY 139
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD MAR 14In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 15, 11:24 AM AKDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1124 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1121 AM SNOW 1 NNE RABBIT CREEK 61.10N 149.82W
03/15/2014 M19.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
OBSERVER REPORTS STORM TOTAL OF 19.0 INCHES NEW SNOW.
&&
PETERSONLocal storm report, Mar 15, 11:26 AM AKDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1126 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1121 AM SNOW 5 E ANCHORAGE 61.20N 149.72W
03/15/2014 M13.5 INCH AK NWS EMPLOYEE
OBSERVER REPORTS STORM TOTAL OF 13.5 INCHES NEW SNOW.
&&
PETERSONLocal storm report, Mar 15, 11:38 AM AKDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1138 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1121 AM SNOW 6 SW ANCHORAGE 61.15N 149.98W
03/15/2014 M6.6 INCH AK OFFICIAL NWS OBS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE HAD A STORM
TOTAL OF 6.6 INCHES NEW SNOW.
&&
PETERSONLocal storm report, Mar 15, 12:04 PM AKDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1204 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1159 AM SNOW POTTER MARSH 61.05N 149.79W
03/15/2014 M22.1 INCH AK PUBLIC
&&
MOTTENWELocal storm report, Mar 15, 12:39 PM AKDT, 3 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1239 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1139 AM SNOW 3 NNE BUTTE 61.58N 149.02W
03/15/2014 M6.5 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
MAUD RD. NEAR BUTTE REPORTED A STORM TOTAL OF 6.5 INCHES
NEW SNOW.
&&
PETERSONLocal storm report, Mar 15, 12:54 PM AKDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1254 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1139 AM SNOW 4 ESE ANCHORAGE 61.20N 149.75W
03/15/2014 M13.4 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
NORTHERN LIGHTS AND PATTERSON HAD A STORM TOTAL OF 13.4
INCHES NEW SNOW.
&&
PETERSONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:12 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 15, 10:24 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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