Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 63, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 10, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
165 FZAK51 PAFC 102358 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT MORNING. A 974 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR KODIAK ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVES TO 35 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT AT 977 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE MAINLY N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-111500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-111500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-111500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-111500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ136-111500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-111500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-111500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .MON AND TUE...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. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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565 FZAK51 PAFC 110830 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1130 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 CORRECTED WORDING ZONE 125 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT MORNING. A 974 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR KODIAK ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVES TO 35 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT AT 977 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-111500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-111500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-111500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-111500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ136-111500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-111500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-111500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .MON AND TUE...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. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
582 FZAK51 PAFC 111257 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR KODIAK ISLAND LATE THIS EVENING AND THEN MOVE TO 40 NM W OF YAKUTAT AT 979 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR YAKUTAT MON MORNING. $$ PKZ119-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-120300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-120300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-120300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 MPH NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ131-120300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ136-120300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-120300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-120300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .TUE...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. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
528 FZAK51 PAFC 120001 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 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. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK WILL QUICKLY TRACK TO AROUND 80 NM EAST OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 983 MB SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE ASHORE NEAR YAKUTAT SUN NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 973 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 K BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ126-121500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-121500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-121500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ131-121500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ136-121500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-121500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ139-121500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
350 FZAK51 PAFC 120020 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 CORRECTED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 978 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK WILL QUICKLY TRACK TO AROUND 80 NM EAST OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 983 MB SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE ASHORE NEAR YAKUTAT SUN NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 973 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ126-121500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-121500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-121500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ131-121500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ136-121500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-121500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ139-121500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 11 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
913 FZAK51 PAFC 121241 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT TUE MORNING. A 985 MB LOW FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 540 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK MON MORNING AND THEN STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ119-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-130300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-130300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-130300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-130300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT....EXCEPT SW 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 16 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ136-130300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-130300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-130300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
867 FZAK51 PAFC 130008 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 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. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT. A 975 MB PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY MON MORNING WILL MOVE TO NEAR SITKINAK AT 969 MB LATE MON NIGHT THEN TRACK TO NEAR NEAR WHITTIER AT 981 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-131500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-131500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-131500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-131500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ136-131500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-131500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-131500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST SUN JAN 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Jan 10, 3:55 AM AKST, 12 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 3:55 AM AKST, 12 hours 5 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
355 AM AKST FRI JAN 10 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE RELEVANT UPPER AIR FEATURES REMAIN MUCH THE SAME AS THE LAST
THREE DAYS...WITH A CLOSED UPPER HIGH CENTERED OVER NORTHEAST SIBERIA
AND THE SIBERIAN SEA...A PACIFIC JET STREAM NOSING EAST OF THE
DATELINE...AND AN UPPER LEVEL VORTEX NEAR BANKS ISLAND EXTENDING INTO
THE NORTH SLOPE. A MIGRATORY TROUGH SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA IS
TRANSLATING TO THE EAST AS IT BREAKS AWAY FROM THE LARGER JET STREAM
SYSTEM. OVER THE BERING SEA...A STACKED LOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT
MIGRATES TOWARD BRISTOL BAY. ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...THE FLOW ALOFT IS
NEARLY STAGNANT...WITH LESS THAN 30 KNOTS OF UPPER TROPOSPHERIC FLOW
TO 30000 FEET NOTED ON THE 12Z PANC SOUNDING. A WEAK TROUGH CAN BE
SEEN ON WATER VAPOR ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF...WITH THAT FEATURE
TRACKING EAST INTO CANADA.
THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF FAST MOVING LOWS FORMING ALONG THE PACIFIC
JET IS TRACKING INTO THE WESTERN BERING...WITH NUMEROUS LOWS
EVENTUALLY EXPECTED TO TRACK INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT WITH THE LARGE SCALE
PATTERN THROUGH NEXT WEEK...BUT CONTINUE TO HAVE DIFFICULTIES
HANDLING THE VERY LOW AMPLITUDE AND FAST MOVING WAVE DISTURBANCES
EXPECTED TO SKIRT THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE BERING SEA AND GULF OF
ALASKA. NO PARTICULAR MODEL WAS FAVORED...WITH A BLEND TO THE GFS AND
ECMWF CONTINUING TO BE THE FAVORED APPROACH...WITH A BLEND TO WPC
GUIDANCE IN THE EXTENDED.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
FLURRIES AND OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER MOST OF
THE COOK INLET REGION TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE GULF COAST...COPPER BASIN...AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND...WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE BEFORE
ACTIVITY TAPERS OFF TONIGHT. LOCAL AREAS OF PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL
CONTINUE TO BE A POSSIBILITY INTO SATURDAY AS WINDS REMAIN LIGHT.
A FAST MOVING LOW WILL TRACK INTO THE GULF SATURDAY
MORNING...REACHING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST LATE SATURDAY...BRINGING
RAIN AND SNOW TO THE COAST.
SOUTHWEST...
AREAS OF FOG AND LOW STRATUS WILL REMAIN OVER MUCH OF SOUTHWEST TODAY
AS WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE AREA. A FEW ISOLATED
SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA...BUT
LARGELY DRY CONDITIONS ARE OTHERWISE EXPECTED. A FRONT WILL PUSH INTO
BRISTOL BAY SATURDAY...WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TRACKING INTO THE
ALASKA PENINSULA AND COASTAL REGIONS. WITH THE INCREASING PRESSURE
GRADIENT...OFFSHORE WINDS WILL INCREASE...WITH FOG AND STRATUS
DIMINISHING OVER THE INLAND AREAS.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
A MODERATELY STRONG LOW TRACKING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THIS
MORNING WILL CONTINUE EAST THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH STORM FORCE
SOUTHWEST WINDS TRACKING OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. RAIN AND SNOW
WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...WITH MORE SHOWERY ACTIVITY BEHIND THE LOW.
THE LOW WILL REACH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THIS EVENING...WEAKENING TO
GALE FORCE IN THE PROCESS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER
MUCH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...TWO FAST MOVING WAVE DISTURBANCES WILL
TRACK THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA...WITH RAIN AND SNOW IMPACTING THE
COAST. THE GENERAL STORM TRACK WOULD GENERALLY KEEP MOST INLAND
LOCATIONS WEST OF THE COPPER BASIN ON THE DRIER SIDE...BUT THERE IS
THE POSSIBILITY...SHOULD THE LOW TRACK WEST OR INTENSIFY MORE THAN
CURRENTLY EXPECTED...THAT SOME SNOW COULD DEVELOP INLAND MONDAY AND
TUESDAY.
WEDNESDAY AND BEYOND...THE EXPECTED PATTERN WILL CHANGE DRAMATICALLY
AS A POWERFUL 220 KNOT EAST ASIAN PACIFIC JET SENDS A SERIES OF
STRONG LOWS AND A VIGOROUS WARM FRONT INTO THE BERING SEA AND GULF OF
ALASKA. THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN VERY GOOD GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH A
LEADING WARM FRONT TRACKING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA WEDNESDAY. GIVEN THE
COLD AIR IN PLACE...THIS WOULD LIKELY BEGIN AS OVERRUNNING SNOW
ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS...TURNING TO RAIN ALONG THE COAST.
THEREAFTER...UNCERTAINTY RAPIDLY GROWS WITH THE TIMING AND TRACK OF
INDIVIDUAL LOWS...BUT THERE IS HIGH CERTAINTY STORMINESS WILL
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND GULF...WITH A
CHINOOK DRIVING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA...AND HEAVY RAIN IMPACTING
PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST. INLAND AREAS WILL SEE THE FULL SPECTRUM
OF PRECIPITATION TYPES...INCLUDING RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 155 170-175 178 180 185.
STORM 176 177.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AHSENMACHER JAN 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days |
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