Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 362, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 3, 2014, 4:00 PM AKDT. 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
- Apr 3, 2014, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2014, 3:28 AM AKDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
302 FZAK51 PAFC 040423 RRA CWFAER FZAK51 PAFC 040000 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 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. PKZ197-041315- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COASTKODIAK ISLAND WATERS COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL STALL AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF LATE FRI...THEN DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ PKZ119-041315- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-041315- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-041315- RESURRECTION BAY- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041315- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-041315- PORT VALDEZ- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-041315- VALDEZ NARROWS- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-041315- VALDEZ ARM- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041315- PASSAGE CANAL- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041315- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-041315- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-041315- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-041315- CHINIAK BAY- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-041315- MARMOT BAY- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-041315- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-041315- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-041315- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041315- KACHEMAK BAY- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JAM
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724 FZAK51 PAFC 041141 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 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. PKZ197-050030- 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL STALL AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE FRI...THEN DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ PKZ119-050030- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-050030- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-050030- RESURRECTION BAY- 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050030- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-050030- PORT VALDEZ- 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-050030- VALDEZ NARROWS- 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-050030- VALDEZ ARM- 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-050030- PASSAGE CANAL- 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050030- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-050030- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-050030- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-050030- CHINIAK BAY- 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-050030- MARMOT BAY- 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-050030- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-050030- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-050030- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-050030- KACHEMAK BAY- 341 AM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
220 FZAK51 PAFC 042316 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 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. PKZ197-051215- 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL STALL AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND DISSIPATES SAT. A 989 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DRIFT TO 75 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-051215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-051215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-051215- RESURRECTION BAY- 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-051215- PORT VALDEZ- 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-051215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-051215- VALDEZ ARM- 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-051215- PASSAGE CANAL- 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-051215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-051215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-051215- CHINIAK BAY- 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-051215- MARMOT BAY- 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-051215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-051215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-051215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051215- KACHEMAK BAY- 316 PM AKDT FRI APR 4 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JAM
629 FZAK51 PAFC 051128 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 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. PKZ197-060045- 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DRIFT NORTH AND WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-060045- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-060045- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-060045- RESURRECTION BAY- 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060045- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-060045- PORT VALDEZ- 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-060045- VALDEZ NARROWS- 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-060045- VALDEZ ARM- 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060045- PASSAGE CANAL- 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060045- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-060045- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-060045- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-060045- CHINIAK BAY- 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-060045- MARMOT BAY- 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-060045- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-060045- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-060045- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-060045- KACHEMAK BAY- 328 AM AKDT SAT APR 5 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 3, 1:32 PM AKDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 1:32 PM AKDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
132 PM AKDT THU APR 3 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AS HAS BEEN WELL ADVERTISED THE PAST
FEW DAYS...THE UPPER LEVELS ARE IN TRANSITION WITH A LARGE UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH/LOW OVER THE BERING SEA AND NORTH PACIFIC SHIFTING
EASTWARD AND BEGINNING TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF MAINLAND ALASKA WHERE
THE DOMINANT BLOCKING RIDGE FROM THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS HAS BEGUN
TO WEAKEN. THE TROUGH IS BROAD AND FAIRLY LOW AMPLITUDE WITH A
NEAR ZONAL UPPER JET WELL SOUTH OF ALASKA WHICH WILL INITIALLY
KEEP THE BULK OF PRECIPITATION ALONG COASTAL AREAS OF THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH
HANDLING OF SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES...BUT THERE ARE SOME KEY
DIFFERENCES IN THE MESOSCALE. THE NAM LOOKS A LITTLE TOO
AGGRESSIVE WITH UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE CURRENTLY ROUNDING THE
EAST SIDE OF THE TROUGH HEADED TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND. BECAUSE OF
THIS THE NAM IS NOTABLY STRONGER AND FASTER WITH TRIPLE POINT LOW
AND FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE GULF TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
PREFER A SLIGHTLY WEAKER AND SOUTHERLY POSITION AS INDICATED BY
THE REST OF THE SOLUTIONS. THE ULTIMATE TRACK OF THE TRIPLE POINT
LOW IS VERY MUCH IN QUESTION. THIS IS KEY TO DETERMINING WHERE
PRECIPITATION WILL FALL THIS WEEKEND OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. FLOW
BECOMES QUITE CONFUSED AND THERE ARE A LOT OF MODEL VARIATIONS
WITH WEAK FEATURES...SO WILL GENERALLY STICK WITH A BROADBRUSH
APPROACH TO THE PRECIP FORECAST OVER INTERIOR AREAS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A SERIES OF ELONGATING FRONTAL BOUNDARIES
OVER THE THE GULF WILL CONFINE THE BULK OF PRECIPITATION TO
KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHERN TO EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. OVER
THE WEEKEND THE TROUGH MOVING OUT OF THE BERING WILL AMPLIFY AS IT
MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. MEANWHILE...ANOTHER TROUGH WILL
DROP OUT OF THE ARCTIC INTO NORTHWEST ALASKA. BOTH OF THESE WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO STEERING FLOW BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY AND DEEPER
MOISTURE MAKING ITS WAY INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. AS MENTIONED IN THE
MODEL DISCUSSION THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK
OF WEAK FEATURES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THIS WEEKEND. EVEN
SO...CONDITIONS ARE LOOKING MORE FAVORABLE FOR WIDESPREAD LIGHT
PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. LOW
LEVEL THICKNESSES INDICATE PRECIPITATION WOULD FALL MAINLY AS SNOW
INLAND (INCLUDING ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU).
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AN ELONGATING FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS
BRINGING WIDELY SCATTERED VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST ALASKA TODAY. A STRONGER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MAKE ITS WAY TOWARD
SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...BUT WILL STALL EVEN FURTHER SOUTH
THAN THE CURRENT FRONT. THUS...PRECIPITATION WITH THE NEXT FRONT
WILL PRIMARILY AFFECT THE BRISTOL BAY REGION. THE TROUGH DROPPING
OUT OF THE ARCTIC MIGHT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIFT TO PRODUCE SOME SNOW
FURTHER NORTH THIS WEEKEND...BUT ANYTHING THAT DOES FALL WILL BE
LIGHT WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION. THERE WILL BE A NOTABLE
COOLING TREND OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE ARRIVAL OF ARCTIC AIR
BEHIND THE UPPER TROUGH.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LARGE LOW COMPLEX OVER THE BERING AND
ALEUTIANS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. COLD ADVECTION
ON THE BACK SIDE WILL BRING A PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTHERLIES AND
SNOW SHOWERS. WITH PROGRESSIVE FLOW ALOFT THIS WILL BE SHORT LIVED
AS A TROUGH EXITING ASIA BEGINS TO AFFECT THE ALEUTIANS LATER THIS
WEEKEND.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST...FORECAST UNCERTAINTY GROWS SIGNIFICANTLY
EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH INTERACTION OF ARCTIC TROUGH OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA AND NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND GULF OF ALASKA TROUGH. THE
GENERAL SET-UP IS FAVORABLE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL (INCLUDING THE POPULATION CENTERS)..SO WILL HAVE TO
CLOSELY WATCH THIS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. AS THESE TROUGHS
EXIT TO THE EAST MID WEEK A BLOCKING RIDGE WILL SET UP FROM
SIBERIA TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA BRINGING A RETURN TO DRY CONDITIONS
ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA. THE ARCTIC AIR MASS WHICH MOVES IN WITH
THE UPPER TROUGH WILL RESULT IN BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
UPSTREAM...A TROUGH WILL SET UP SHOP OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
AND BERING.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...119 120 130 131 173 174 175 176 177 178.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
SEB APR 14In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 3, 10:43 AM AKDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1043 AM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 AKZ101-111-121-145-040600- ANCHORAGE-MATANUSKA VALLEY-WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON...KENAI... SOLDOTNA...HOMER...COOPER LANDING...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 1043 AM AKDT THU APR 3 2014 ...UPCOMING CHANGE IN WEATHER PATTERN... THE ENDLESS DAYS OF BLUE SKY AND LIGHT WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION ARE COMING TO AN END WITH A RETURN TO MORE ACTIVE WEATHER AS WE HEAD INTO THE START OF THE WEEKEND. IN ADDITION TO THE RETURN OF CLOUDY CONDITIONS...INCREASED CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO MOVE BACK INTO THE REGION. WITH THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINING PLENTY COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW...A RETURN TO WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS IS INCREASINGLY LIKELY. YOU CAN FIND THE LATEST FORECAST FOR YOUR LOCATION AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ANCHORAGE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:02 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Apr 4, 3:40 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 4, 3:45 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 4, 3:46 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Apr 4, 3:46 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 4, 3:18 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 4, 3:20 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 4, 3:20 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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