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Gale Warning 174, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 18, 2016

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 18, 2016, 3:39 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Feb 18, 2016, 3:39 PM AKST (00:39 UTC)
Expired
Feb 20, 2016, 3:37 AM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

111 
FZAK51 PAFC 190039
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

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.

PKZ197-191330-
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 978 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK DRIFTS TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST
OF SITKINAK FRI AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATES. A 967 MB NORTH
PACIFIC LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK FRI AFTERNOON MOVES TO
310 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SAT AFTERNOON AT 973MB. AN ASSOCIATED
FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF SAT MORNING AND MOVES INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ119-191330-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ120-191330-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ121-191330-
RESURRECTION BAY-
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ125-191330-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ126-191330-
PORT VALDEZ-
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-191330-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ128-191330-
VALDEZ ARM-
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-191330-
PASSAGE CANAL-
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ130-191330-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ131-191330-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ132-191330-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ136-191330-
CHINIAK BAY-
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ137-191330-
MARMOT BAY-
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ138-191330-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ139-191330-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ140-191330-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ141-191330-
KACHEMAK BAY-
339 PM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$
4 follow-up statements
906 
FZAK51 PAFC 191247
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

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.

PKZ197-200130-
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK DRIFTS TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST
OF SITKINAK THIS EVENING AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH...THEN DISSIPATES.
A 972 MB COMPLEX LOW DEVELOPS 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK LATE TONIGHT
AND MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK LATE SAT NIGHT WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF
SAT MORNING AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ119-200130-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT.

$$

PKZ120-200130-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT.

$$

PKZ121-200130-
RESURRECTION BAY-
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS
S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ125-200130-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN WITH SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ126-200130-
PORT VALDEZ-
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ127-200130-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-200130-
VALDEZ ARM-
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ129-200130-
PASSAGE CANAL-
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-200130-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ131-200130-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT.  RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT.

$$

PKZ132-200130-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT.

$$

PKZ136-200130-
CHINIAK BAY-
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ137-200130-
MARMOT BAY-
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ138-200130-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ139-200130-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ140-200130-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ141-200130-
KACHEMAK BAY-
347 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$
026 
FZAK51 PAFC 192033 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

UPDATED ZONE 127

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.

PKZ197-200415-
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 980 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK DRIFTS TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST
OF SITKINAK THIS EVENING AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH...THEN DISSIPATES.
A 972 MB COMPLEX LOW DEVELOPS 200 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK LATE TONIGHT
AND MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK LATE SAT NIGHT WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF
SAT MORNING AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ119-200415-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT.

$$

PKZ120-200415-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT.

$$

PKZ121-200415-
RESURRECTION BAY-
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ125-200415-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ126-200415-
PORT VALDEZ-
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ127-200415-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-200415-
VALDEZ ARM-
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ129-200415-
PASSAGE CANAL-
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-200415-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ131-200415-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT.  RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT.

$$

PKZ132-200415-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT.

$$

PKZ136-200415-
CHINIAK BAY-
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ137-200415-
MARMOT BAY-
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ138-200415-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ139-200415-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ140-200415-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ141-200415-
KACHEMAK BAY-
1133 AM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$
097 
FZAK51 PAFC 200022
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

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.

PKZ197-201315-
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 975 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK DRIFTS TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST
OF SITKINAK LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATES. A 974 MB LOW 240 NM
SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY SUN AFTERNOON AT 982
MB. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF SAT MORNING
AND MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST LATE SAT...THEN STALLS
THROUGH SUN.

$$

PKZ119-201315-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
ALONG THE COAST...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT.

$$

PKZ120-201315-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT.

$$

PKZ121-201315-
RESURRECTION BAY-
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ125-201315-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN WITH SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ126-201315-
PORT VALDEZ-
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-201315-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ128-201315-
VALDEZ ARM-
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ129-201315-
PASSAGE CANAL-
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ130-201315-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ131-201315-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT.

$$

PKZ132-201315-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT
E WIND 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.

$$

PKZ136-201315-
CHINIAK BAY-
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ137-201315-
MARMOT BAY-
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ138-201315-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ139-201315-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ140-201315-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ141-201315-
KACHEMAK BAY-
322 PM AKST FRI FEB 19 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$
913 
FZAK51 PAFC 201237
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

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.

PKZ197-210145-
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 968 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND MOVES TO NEAR
PERRYVILLE AT 972 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN DRIFTS INTO THE BERING.
AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES TO THE NORTHERN
GULF THIS AFTERNOON...THEN STALLS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. A
988 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA LATE TONIGHT MOVES TO NEAR
MOOSE PASS MIDDAY SUN...THEN MOVES INTO ALASKA.

$$

PKZ119-210145-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.

$$

PKZ120-210145-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.

$$

PKZ121-210145-
RESURRECTION BAY-
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ125-210145-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ126-210145-
PORT VALDEZ-
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ127-210145-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4
FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-210145-
VALDEZ ARM-
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ129-210145-
PASSAGE CANAL-
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...WIND BECOMING E 15 KT THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ130-210145-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ131-210145-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.

$$

PKZ132-210145-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
18 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ136-210145-
CHINIAK BAY-
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ137-210145-
MARMOT BAY-
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ138-210145-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ139-210145-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ140-210145-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ141-210145-
KACHEMAK BAY-
337 AM AKST SAT FEB 20 2016

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WITH RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 18, 5:38 AM AKST, 10 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 5:38 AM AKST, 10 hours 1 minute before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
538 AM AKST THU FEB 18 2016

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
WATER VAPOR SATELLITE LOOKS PRETTY INTERESTING THIS MORNING. THE
DRIVING FEATURE OF THIS PATTERN LOOKS TO BE A SHEARING OUT LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE BERING STRAIT WHILE ITS FRONT STRETCHES
SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE MAINLAND AND INTO THE GULF. ANOTHER
SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING ALONG THIS FRONT SOUTH OF KODIAK WITH A NICE
DRY INTRUSION SHOWING UP AS WELL. A VERY COLD AIR MASS ALOFT IS IN
PLACE WITH A CONVECTIVE LOOKING SIGNATURE TO THE SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA STARTING TO WRAP INTO THE KODIAK SYSTEM. USUALLY
THIS OPEN CELLULAR LOOK IS EASY TO SPOT ON INFRARED IN THE CLOUD
TOP TEMPERATURES BUT THE FACT THAT IT IS SHOWING UP ON IN WATER
VAPOR HIGHLIGHTS THE DEPTH OF THIS INSTABILITY. THE 00Z/18 PASN
RAOB SHOWS THIS COLD POOL ALOFT NICELY WITH 500 MB TEMPS OF
-44C...IMPRESSIVE EVEN IN WINTER. THE KODIAK SYSTEM EXTENDS A NICE
DEFORMATION ZONE/TROUGH INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND WHERE
STEADY SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING ALL NIGHT. OTHERWISE PRETTY QUIET
CONDITIONS OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE MAINLAND...GENERALLY AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING IN FROM THIS SYSTEM.
FURTHER OUT WEST...ANOTHER STRONGER LOW PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING IN
THE WESTERN BERING SEA WITH FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING INTO THE
NORTHERN PACIFIC.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GUIDANCE SEEMS TO HANDLE THE SYNOPTIC EVOLUTION OF THE PATTERN
QUITE SIMILARLY...HOWEVER THE MESOSCALE DETAILS ARE EVER SO
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT...WHICH WILL HAVE A BIG IMPACT IN A FEW AREAS.
THE FEATURE IN QUESTION IS A STALLING OUT FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND
TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING ALONG SAID BOUNDARY. WHILE THE MODELS
AGREE UPON A NARROW BAND OF SNOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA...THE
EXACT LOCATION IS NOT WELL AGREED UPON AND VERY CLOSE TO THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS. SOME SOLUTIONS WOULD BRING ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW
TO THE AREA. THE ONE PLACE THERE IS GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT IS OVER
UMNAK ISLAND WHERE GUIDANCE IS HITTING IT PRETTY HARD WITH SNOW
AND WIND TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...

THE LOW IN THE GULF HAS SLID UNDERNEATH THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN
HALF OF THE STATE. THIS HAS SITUATED THE LOW IN A POSITION TO
GIVE QUITE VARIED WEATHER TO KODIAK ISLAND. THE MAJORITY OF THE
ISLAND IS IN THE WARM SECTOR OF THE LOW AND WILL SEE RAIN. THE
MOST SOUTHERN PART OF THE ISLAND IS IN THE COLD SECTOR WHICH IS
BRINGING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. AS THE
DAY PROGRESSES AND THE LOW PULLS SOUTHWARD IT SHOULD BRING THE
WARM SECTOR OVER ALL OF THE ISLAND AND TURN ALL LOWER ELEVATION
PRECIPITATION TO RAIN. THE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PART OF
MAINLAND ALASKA WILL CLEAR OUT THE MID AND UPPER LEVEL CLOUD COVER
FROM THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TO THE NORTHERN KENAI PENINSULA BY
LATER TODAY. THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL ONCE AGAIN BE SUBJECT TO
A STRONG INVERSION WHICH WILL NOT COMPLETELY BREAK. THIS WILL KEEP
A LARGE REGION OF STRATUS OVER THE BASIN AGAIN TODAY. SOME
LOCATIONS WILL BREAK OUT INTO SOME SUNSHINE BUT THE MAJORITY OF
THE BASIN WILL REMAIN IN THE STRATUS. THE HIGHER LEVEL CLOUDS OVER
NORTHERN COOK INLET HAVE KEPT THE FOG OUT OF THE ANCHORAGE AND
MAT-SU AREAS THIS MORNING.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE DEFORMATION BAND THAT SET UP OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE LOWER
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY YESTERDAY WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STEADY SNOWFALL
TO THOSE AREAS INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. BY LATE THIS MORNING
CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AS THE BAND
BEGINS TO DIMINISH...WITH SNOW PERSISTING THE LONGEST OVER THE AKPEN
WHERE WESTERLY FLOW FROM THE WATERS OF BRISTOL BAY WILL PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL UPSLOPE FLOW. WHILE THESE WESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO BE
FAIRLY GUSTY...THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
SNOW CONCERNS TO THE AREA DUE TO THE RELATIVELY WARM ONSHORE FLOW.
WEAK RIDGING WILL BRING PARTIAL CLEARING OF THE CLOUD COVER
TONIGHT...BUT THIS WILL THEN QUICKLY RETURN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES KODIAK ISLAND FROM THE
SOUTH...BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO BRISTOL BAY INTO
SATURDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
MOST OF THE ACTIVITY OVER THE AREA WILL CENTER AROUND A BAROCLINIC
ZONE THAT WILL DEVELOP ALONG A WEAKENING FRONT FROM THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS NOW
EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS
INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER EXACT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
DEPENDENT ON WHERE BANDING OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP. AS A
RESULT A SNOW ADVISORY WAS ISSUED THIS MORNING TO COVER A
CONSERVATIVE FORECAST FROM THIS BAND...HOWEVER THESE ACCUMULATIONS
MAY NEED TO BE CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY IF THE LOCATION OF THE
HEAVIER SNOWFALL CHANGES.

A SECONDARY CONCERN FROM THIS BAND EXISTS OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS AS HEAVY SNOW FROM THE BAROCLINIC ZONE HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO COMBINE WITH GALE-STORM FORCE WINDS TO BRING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO THAT AREA ON FRIDAY. DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN
WHERE EXACTLY THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR A BLIZZARD WATCH
WAS ISSUED THIS MORNING. THERE IS REASONABLE CONFIDENCE HOWEVER
THAT AREAS FROM UNALASKA EAST WILL LARGELY BE SPARED FROM BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS...AND MAY EVEN STAY AS A RAIN/SNOW MIX WITH MINIMAL
SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM THIS EVENT.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...

THE MAIN CHALLENGE IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST SURROUNDS THE UPPER
LOW...MOVING SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS
SYSTEM IS PROJECTED TO INITIALLY MOVE A WEAK FRONT ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF AND KENAI PENINSULA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON
SATURDAY. SURFACE RIDGING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL COMBINED WITH
DOWNSLOPING DUE TO STRONG LOW LEVEL EASTERLY WINDS...INHIBITS RAIN
POTENTIAL ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WITH THIS FIRST SYSTEM. A SECOND
FRONT DEVELOPS QUICKLY BEHIND THE FIRST AND PUSHES INTO THE
SOUTHERN GULF LATE SATURDAY MORNING. AT THE SAME TIME...THE UPPER
LEVEL JET STREAM BEGINS TO SHIFT INTO A FAVORABLE PATTERN TO BRING
A SATURATED PACIFIC AIR MASS ACROSS THE KENAI AND SOUTHCENTRAL.
THE FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF PUSHES TO THE NORTH COAST IN THE
EVENING BRINGING GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS AND PRECIPITATION TO THE
COASTAL AREAS AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. SEVERAL STRONG UPPER LEVEL
WAVES WILL MOVE NORTH SPREADING PRECIPITATION NORTH ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL INTO SUNDAY. THE COLDER AIR MASS ALONG THE COAST AND
JUST INLAND IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE QUICKLY TO A WARMER MARITIME
ENVIRONMENT WHICH WILL CHANGE SNOW OVER TO RAIN OR A MIX OF SNOW
AND RAIN DURING THIS EVENT.

TO THE WEST...NORTHERLY WINDS AND SHOWERY CONDITIONS PREVAIL
ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE MAIN IMPACTS INITIALLY
WILL BE ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING WITH GALE WINDS AND MIXED
PRECIPITATION AS A LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA TRACKS INTO
BRISTOL BAY. A SECOND SYSTEM PUSHES A FRONT INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON SPREADING GUSTY EAST WINDS AND
PRECIPITATION INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS/SOUTHERN BERING BY EARLY
MONDAY.

AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH MID WEEK AS THE
ALEUTIAN LOW TRACKS EASTWARD AND ANOTHER DEVELOPING EASTERN
PACIFIC LOW TRACKS TOWARD THE GULF ON TUESDAY.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...161 185
         BLIZZARD WATCH...195
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...185
         STORM...150 172 173 174 178
         GALE...130 155 160 170 175 176 177 179 185

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...MTL
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EZ
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DEK
LONG TERM...KH/MMC

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 18, 3:16 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 18, 3:16 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC72 hr
Feb 18, 3:16 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC61 hr
Feb 18, 3:39 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Feb 19, 3:13 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 19, 3:14 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC49 hr
Feb 19, 3:44 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Feb 19, 3:44 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC11 hr
Feb 19, 3:44 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 19, 3:47 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 19, 3:47 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr

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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.