Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2014
Small Craft Advisory 129, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 11, 2014, 7:25 AM AKST. It was in force for 33 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2014, 7:25 AM AKST (16:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2014, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
223 FZAK51 PAFC 111627 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 725 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 UPDATED 126 128 129 138 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 TUE FEB 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW FORMS ALONG A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH 50 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON...THEN STRENGTHENS STEADILY TO 976 MB THROUGH WED NIGHT WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ119-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-120300- PORT VALDEZ 725 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-120300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-120300- VALDEZ ARM 725 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 725 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EARLY MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ131-120300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-120300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-120300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 725 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-120300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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036 FZAK51 PAFC 120018 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 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 TUE FEB 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA TUE EVENING AND SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 70 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-121500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-121500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-121500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-121500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-121500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-121500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-121500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
216 FZAK51 PAFC 120743 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1040 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 UPDATED ZONES 121 AND 129 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 TUE FEB 11 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA TUE EVENING AND SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 70 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-121500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-121500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-121500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 1040 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-121500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-121500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-121500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-121500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
268 FZAK51 PAFC 121216 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 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 WED FEB 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB COMPLEX LOW OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF STRENGTHENS INTO A 977 MB LOW 30 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY WED EVENING...THEN MEANDERS THROUGH THE NORTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING STRENGTH. $$ PKZ119-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-130300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-130300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-130300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-130300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-130300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-130300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-130300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
177 FZAK51 PAFC 122136 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1235 PM WED FEB 12 2014 UPDATED 130 138 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 WED FEB 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB COMPLEX LOW OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF STRENGTHENS INTO A 977 MB LOW 30 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY WED EVENING...THEN MEANDERS THROUGH THE NORTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING STRENGTH. $$ PKZ119-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 655 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 655 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-130300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-130300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-130300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 1235 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-130300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 655 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-130300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-130300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1235 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-130300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 655 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 655 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 655 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
883 FZAK51 PAFC 121556 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 UPDATED 119 120 131 139 140 141 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 WED FEB 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB COMPLEX LOW OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF STRENGTHENS INTO A 977 MB LOW 30 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY WED EVENING...THEN MEANDERS THROUGH THE NORTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH THU NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING STRENGTH. $$ PKZ119-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 655 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 655 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-130300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-130300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-130300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-130300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 655 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-130300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-130300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-130300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 655 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 655 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 655 AM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
817 FZAK51 PAFC 130008 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED FEB 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 WED FEB 12 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB COMPLEX LOW OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-131500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-131500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-131500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-131500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-131500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-131500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-131500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST WED FEB 12 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Feb 11, 5:12 AM AKST, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 5:12 AM AKST, 2 hours 13 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
512 AM AKST TUE FEB 11 2014
...CORRECTED FOR INCORRECT DATE...
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE PERSISTS ALONG
THE 175E LONGITUDE LINE ALONG AND WEST OF THE DATELINE EXTENDING
NORTH INTO NORTHEAST RUSSIA. AN UPPER LOW WITH AT LEAST TWO
CIRCULATIONS WITHIN IT CONTINUES TO DROP SOUTH FROM THE FAR NORTHERN
PACIFIC SOUTH OF THE AKPEN AND GULF OF ALASKA AND WILL NO LONGER HAVE
ANY INFLUENCE ON THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE
PRIMARY WEATHER MAKER FOR THE NEXT WEEK TO 10 DAYS WILL BE MAKING ITS
GRAND ARRIVAL ON ITS JOURNEY FROM THE ARCTIC THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.
THIS LOW IS A PORTION OF THE POLAR VORTEX CURRENTLY RESIDING NORTH OF
ALASKA OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN BETWEEN 75N AND 80N LATITUDES...BUT WILL
DIVE SOUTH OVER THE STATE INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA BY LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY...BRINGING MUCH COLDER
TEMPERATURES TO MUCH OF THE AREA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GREAT AGREEMENT. ALL MESOSCALE AND GLOBAL MODELS DROP A
PORTION OF THE POLAR VORTEX SOUTH ACROSS THE STATE AND INTO THE
NORTHWEST GULF...AND THEN LEAVE IT NEARLY STATIONARY IN PLACE THROUGH
ABOUT THE NEXT 7 OR 8 DAYS AT LEAST. THE RESULT IS A FAIRLY HIGH
CONFIDENCE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT WEEK ESPECIALLY FOR THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND...ESPECIALLY WITH REGARDS TO TEMPERATURES BUT ONLY A LITTLE
LESS SO FOR SNOW CHANCES.
OUT WEST...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING BREAKS DOWN TONIGHT AS A WEATHER
FRONT DROPS SOUTH AND EAST FROM NORTHEAST RUSSIA LATE TUESDAY AND
PUSHES SLOWLY SOUTH THROUGH THE BERING THROUGH THURSDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
A PAIR OF DRY UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVES WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA
BRINGING SOME HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THE
MAIN IMPACT WILL BE ON WINDS...AS THE STRONGER WAVE LATE TODAY WILL
HELP INDUCE CYCLOGENESIS NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND AHEAD OF THE POLAR
VORTEX DROPPING SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL HELP DROP
SURFACE PRESSURES EVEN MORE. THE RESULT WILL BE AN UPTICK IN
OFFSHORE/OUTFLOW WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION...PARTICULARLY
TOWARD THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM AND WHITTIER AREAS BUT
ALSO INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY LATE WEDNESDAY.
SOUTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY FLOW ON THE NORTH AND EAST SIDE OF THE
STATIONARY LOW WILL ALLOW FOR OVERRUNNING SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THE SECOND
HALF OF WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY ALSO CREATE SOME
BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS ESPECIALLY FOR THOMPSON PASS GIVEN THE EXPECTED
DRY CHARACTER OF THE SNOWFALL.
AS FOR THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE CHUGACH/KENAI RANGE INCLUDING
ANCHORAGE...WE WILL BE CONTINUING TO CARRY A CHANCE OF SNOW FOR LATE
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AS RELATIVELY WARM AND MOIST GULF AIR
WILL OVERRUN THE ARCTIC AIR MASS BELOW MOUNTAINTOP LEVEL.
HOWEVER...IT WILL DO NOTHING TO QUENCH THE THIRST OF THOSE YEARNING
FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO MAKE UP FOR THE SNOW DEFICIT OF
THE LAST THREE TO FOUR WEEKS. THE THERMAL PROFILE WILL LIKELY BE TOO
COLD FOR THE SNOWFLAKES...AND DYNAMIC SUPPORT TOO WEAK AND BRIEF...TO
FALL AS THE FLUFFY DENDRITES THAT ARE NEEDED TO GET APPRECIABLE
ACCUMULATIONS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO YIELD COLD AND MOSTLY DRY
CONDITIONS IN ADDITION TO GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK. AN UPPER LOW WILL MOVE OVERHEAD ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS IT
DROPS SOUTHWARD FROM THE ARCTIC AND EVENTUALLY SETTLES OVER THE
WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL USHER IN EVEN COLDER
AIR ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND RESULT IN WELL BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES FOR THE LATTER HALF OF
THE WEEK. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT
AS THE LOW BEGINS TO APPROACH FROM THE NORTH.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
CLOUD COVER AND PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY BE ON AN UPWARD TREND
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN
BERING GRADUALLY WEAKENS AND A WAVE DROPS INTO THE CENTRAL BERING OUT
OF EASTERN RUSSIA. NORTHERLY FLOW AND CONTINUED COLD ADVECTION WILL
SUPPORT STRONG WINDS OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE BERING THROUGH THE
LATER PART OF THE WEEK...WITH SHOWERS CONTINUING OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND ALONG THE AKPEN AS THE COLD AIR FLOWS OVER RELATIVELY
WARM WATERS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE REMAINS RELATIVELY HIGH INTO THE EXTENDED TERM AS
THE DEEP UPPER LOW DROPPING SOUTHWARD FROM THE ARCTIC LOOKS TO REMAIN
ENTRENCHED OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK. THIS WOULD GENERALLY RESULT IN CONTINUED COLD TEMPERATURES AND
GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE MAINLAND...WITH THE
BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION REMAINING ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST. PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR INLAND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL AK DEPENDING ON THE EXACT POSITION OF THE LOW.
MEANWHILE...A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN LOOKS TO BE IN STORE FOR THE BERING
AS SEVERAL SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH AND PROVIDE OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES...127 128 130 150 160 165 172 174 180
HVY FRZG SPRY...121 126-130 138 150 160 165 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
CC/CB FEB 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 10, 6:55 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 69 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.