Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2014
Storm Warning 60, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 25, 2014, 8:25 AM AKST. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2014, 8:25 AM AKST (17:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
116 FZAK51 PAFC 251728 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 825 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 UPDATED ZONES 130 131 132 136 137 138 139 140 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 620 NM SE OF SITKINAK THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 985 MB EARLY THU MORNING. A SERIES OF ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN TO NORTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ119-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ126-260300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-260300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-260300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 825 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-260300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 825 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 825 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-260300- CHINIAK BAY 825 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-260300- MARMOT BAY 825 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 825 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-260300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 825 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 825 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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312 FZAK51 PAFC 260047 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 971 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 620 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT AT 979 MB WED AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN TO NORTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH THU AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ PKZ119-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-261500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-261500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-261500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-261500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-261500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-261500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-261500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT OVER THE OUTER BAY. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT OVER THE OUTER BAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT OVER THE OUTER BAY. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT OVER THE OUTER BAY. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT 20 KT OVER THE OUTER BAY. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 4 FT OVER THE OUTER BAY. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
824 FZAK51 PAFC 260640 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 940 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 UPDATED 127 128 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. PKZ197-261500- 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 971 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 620 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT AT 979 MB WED AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN TO NORTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH THU AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING. $$ PKZ119-261500- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 35 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-261500- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-261500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-261500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-261500- VALDEZ NARROWS 940 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-261500- VALDEZ ARM 940 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261500- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-261500- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-261500- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-261500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-261500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-261500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-261500- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-261500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-261500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT OVER THE OUTER BAY. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT OVER THE OUTER BAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT 25 KT OVER THE OUTER BAY. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT OVER THE OUTER BAY. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT 20 KT OVER THE OUTER BAY. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 4 FT OVER THE OUTER BAY. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
541 FZAK51 PAFC 261252 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-270300- 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 330 NM SW OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING EARLY THU MORNING AND WEAKEN. A SERIES OF ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS WILL TRACK FROM THE SOUTHERN TO NORTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ119-270300- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-270300- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-270300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-270300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-270300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ127-270300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-270300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-270300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-270300- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-270300- BARREN ISLANDS EAST 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-270300- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-270300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-270300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-270300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-270300- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-270300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ141-270300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST WED FEB 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Feb 25, 5:00 AM AKST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 5:00 AM AKST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST TUE FEB 25 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A SHORTWAVE TROUGH HAS CLOSED OFF INTO A WEAK UPPER-LOW NEAR YAKUTAT
THIS MORNING AND IS BRUSHING THE SE COPPER RIVER BASIN AS IT PUSHES
NORTH INTO YUKON TERRITORY. A LARGE COMPLEX UPPER LOW/TROUGH EXISTS
JUST SOUTHWEST OF THE GULF. THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK REMAINS
UNDER WEAK UPPER RIDGING WHICH IS RE-AMPLIFYING FROM THE NE PACIFIC
AND AK PANHANDLE BEHIND THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER-LOW NEAR YAKUTAT.
WITH THE FLOW ALOFT BECOMING MORE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY...CLOUD
COVERAGE FROM THE GULF HAS EXPANDED A BIT MORE INTO THE REGION. THERE
IS A RE-SQUEEZING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT UNDERWAY OVER THE GULF AS
A PACIFIC LOW CENTERED AROUND 800 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY ADVANCES
NORTHWEST. ONSHORE FLOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND STILL SUPPORTS PERIODS OF
LIGHT RAIN AND WET SNOW...AS THE WARM ADVECTION FROM THE N PACIFIC
SYSTEM HAS YET TO ARRIVE.
OUT WEST...AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE. A WEAK AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE THAT HAS SETTLED TO THE SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN THIS MORNING BEFORE PHASING WITH A MUCH DEEPER NORTH
PACIFIC LOW THAT IS SURGING NORTH TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. AT THE
SAME TIME...A LOW SITUATED NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND ITS
ASSOCIATED TROUGH EXTENDS SOUTH TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS
WEAK TROUGHING WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDWEEK UNTIL THE AFOREMENTIONED
NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA. OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA...A PROMINENT UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA
OVERNIGHT BRINGING SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS TO THE AREA. THIS SHORTWAVE
WILL QUICKLY PUSH TO THE NORTH THIS MORNING...BRINGING AN END TO THE
PRECIPITATION. THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS LURK IN THE LULL BETWEEN THE
UPPER SHORTWAVE AND THE LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. THIS HAS RESULTED
IN LIGHT WINDS AND A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG WILL LIKELY BE
OBSERVED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR ALOFT
MOVES IN AND TEMPORARILY BRINGS AN END TO THE PRECIPITATION.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
ADEQUATE MODEL AGREEMENT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK AND THE GULF OF AK.
THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BE CENTERED 600 MILES SOUTH OF SITKINAK BY
THIS EVENING THEN WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR SAND
POINT BY EARLY THU. A SERIES OF ASSOCIATED FRONTS ARE DEPICTED
SWEEPING FROM SOUTH TO NORTHWEST THROUGH THE GULF...ONE TODAY AND ONE
ON WEDNESDAY. THERE IS GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT THAT 850 MB TEMPERATURES
THROUGH MAINLAND SOUTHCENTRAL WILL PEAK IN THE +3 TO 4 CELSIUS DURING
THE DAY ON THU. THERE IS AMPLE SHORTWAVE ENERGY STILL ROUNDING THE
BASE OF THE COMPLEX UPPER LOW/TROUGH NEAR THE SW GULF...AND MODELS
DEPICT SOME OF THIS MIGRATING NORTHWARD AND ENVELOPING MORE OF THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND THU NIGHT AND FRI. MODELS STILL SHOW THE UPPER
RIDGE BUILDING NORTHWARD THROUGH THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN...
PINCHING OFF AN UPPER-HIGH LATE TONIGHT WHICH THEN DRIFTS TO THE
CENTRAL ALCAN BORDER WHERE IT BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THE UPPER-LOW WHICH IS PUSHING INTO YUKON
TERRITORY LARGELY REMAINS AWAY FROM THE AOR AS IT RE-OPENS INTO A
TROUGH...BUT THERE ARE SOME HINTS THAT SOME OF THIS OLD RESIDUAL
SHEARED OUT ENERGY WILL PINWHEEL BACK WESTWARD UNDERNEATH THE
UPPER-HIGH AND MERGE WITH THE SHORTWAVE ENERGY ADVANCING FROM THE
COMPLEX LOW TO THE SOUTH...SO THIS IS A TREND TO WATCH.
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING TOWARD
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE TROUGHING OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA.
HOWEVER...THE MODELS HAVE STRUGGLED TO RESOLVE THE AREA OF WEAK LOW
PRESSURE SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. THE 00Z GFS WAS THE FIRST MODEL TO
REALLY TAKE NOTE OF THIS FEATURE AND THE 06Z NAM HAS FOLLOWED SUIT.
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE BIGGEST PLAYER AT THIS
TIME...WHICH IS THE NPAC LOW. THE MODELS HAVE THE LOW PEAKING AOB 970
MB THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. DURING THIS TIME FRAME...A WEAK LOW
DEVELOPING OFF THE TROUGHING OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL PUSH
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND PHASE WITH THE STRONGER NPAC LOW.
THIS WILL AID THE LOW IN KEEPING THE CENTRAL PRESSURE IN THE LOW TO
MID 970 MB RANGE AS IT BEGINS TO IMPACT THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK BEFORE DISSIPATING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF...
THE DEMISE OF YESTERDAY'S FRONT HAS EBBED PRECIPITATION COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY OVER KODIAK ISLAND. ONSHORE FLOW IS PERSISTING HOWEVER...SO
THERE WILL STILL BE SOME PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND RAIN THIS MORNING.
PRECIP SCOPE AND INTENSITY WILL BE MARKEDLY LARGER AND HEAVIER BY
THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT AS THE N PACIFIC LOW AND FRONT
ADVANCE. THE JET STREAK NOTED YESTERDAY PUSHING OVER THE ISLAND
COINCIDENT WITH FRONTAL LIFT IS MARGINALLY WEAKER...BUT WOULD STILL
EXPECT RAIN TO BECOME RATHER HEAVY AT TIMES. JET ENERGY DOES NOT
CLEAR THE ISLAND UNTIL LATE WED...BUT FRONTAL FORCING WEAKENS BY THEN
ALLOWING THE HEAVIEST RAINS TO END.
WHILE CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THE NEXT 24 HOURS OVER THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND...THERE SHOULD STILL BE SOME SUNNY BREAKS TODAY
AHEAD OF THE PACIFIC LOW. THE INCREASED CLOUDINESS COUPLED WITH
STRENGTHENING WARM ADVECTION WILL RESTRICT OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES
FROM DROPPING AS MUCH AS PREVIOUS DAYS. INDEED GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT
LEADS TO GOOD/HIGH CONFIDENCE OF TEMPERATURES PUSHING 40 FAHRENHEIT
ACROSS THE POPULATION CENTERS OF UPPER COOK INLET. WITH REGARDS TO
PRECIPITATION...STILL ANTICIPATING A HEALTHY DOSE OF DEEP SOUTHEAST
FLOW ALLOWING FOR DOWNSLOPING OF TYPICAL AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF THE
CHUGACH RANGES AS MOISTURE FROM THE GULF ADVANCES...WITH DECENT QPF
RATES FOR COASTAL AREAS...WHERE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE
INITIALLY THROUGH THE PASSES. THE FREEZING RAIN THREAT REMAINS VERY
LOW BECAUSE INADEQUATE DYNAMIC LIFT EXISTS TO OVERCOME THE
DOWNSLOPING. THIS ADDED DYNAMIC LIFT INGREDIENT APPEARS TO ARRIVE IN
PART BY LATE THU NIGHT...BUT BY THEN COOLING ALOFT SHOULD ERODE THE
ANY RESIDUAL WARM LAYER ALOFT AND WOULD SUPPORT COLD RAIN MIXING WITH
OR CHANGING TO WET SNOW. EVEN WITH THIS LIFT...CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION APPEAR ON THE LOW END.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA...
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY AREA AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA
WILL TAPER OFF FROM SOUTH TO NORTH EARLY THIS MORNING AS AN UPPER
LEVEL SHORTWAVE PUSHES MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. A BRIEF PERIOD OF
CLEARING SKIES WILL BE SEEN IN THE WAKE OF OF THE SHORTWAVE PASSAGE
LATER THIS MORNING BEFORE THE LEADING EDGE OF THE NPAC LOW AND
ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECIPITATION WILL START OFF AS SNOW ACROSS THE PENINSULA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THEN SPREAD NORTH INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND.
TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM OVERNIGHT AS WARM AIR ALOFT BEGINS TO
MOVE INTO THE AREA. 850 MB TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY CHANGE FROM -4
TO -6 DEGREES CENTIGRADE TO POSITIVE 1 TO 2 DEGREES CENTIGRADE. AS
PRECIPITATION CHANGES FROM SNOW TO RAIN...A BRIEF SHOT OF FREEZING
RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE BUT NO IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED AS SURFACE
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO TAPER
OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EXCEPT FOR UP-SLOPE AREAS ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA....ALEUTIAN RANGE AND ALASKA RANGE.
THE BERING SEA AND THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN...
A WEAK LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RAIN AND SNOW
TO DUTCH HARBOR THROUGH THE LATE MORNING BEFORE THE LOW PHASES WITH A
LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC. ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA...AN
UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO UNFOLD AS WEAK TROUGHING
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL LEAD
TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE BERING SEA.
PRECIPITATION OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE BERING SEA WILL BE MORE
STRATIFORM AS A WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG NORTH PACIFIC LOW
EMERGES INTO THE BERING SEA. AS WITH SOUTHWEST ALASKA...PRECIPITATION
WILL LIKELY START AS SNOW AND CHANGE TO RAIN FAIRLY RAPIDLY. A BRIEF
SHOT OF FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ALTHOUGH NO IMPACTS ARE
EXPECTED EVEN IF A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN SHOULD OCCUR.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LITTLE CHANGE IN LONG TERM FORECAST THINKING. UPPER HIGH/RIDGE STILL
LOOKING DOMINANT NEAR THE ALCAN BORDER...ALBEIT SOME DEGREE OF
RETREAT IS POSSIBLE AS ENERGY WORKS AGAINST IT FROM THE WEST. DETAILS
ON HOW THIS OCCURS WILL BE AMONG THE FORECAST CHALLENGES IN THE
AOR...BUT SUFFICE TO SAY BLOCKED PATTERNS TEND TO TAKE LONGER TO
BREAK. PERIPHERAL EFFECTS FROM A DEEPENING SYSTEM MOVING AWAY FROM
JAPAN WILL BE EXPERIENCED OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN LATE WEEK INTO THE
WEEKEND...AND POSSIBLY AS FAR EAST AS KODIAK ISLAND. THIS SYSTEM WILL
HAVE REACHED IT'S PEAK INTENSITY AND BE FILLING AS THIS OCCURS
THOUGH...AND FOLLOW UP LOWS/WAVES APPEAR TO BE CONSIDERABLY WEAKER
THAN THIS INITIAL ONE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM...138 150
GALE...120 130 131 132 136 137 139 155 160 165 180 351 352
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
JAM/MMCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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