Storm Warning 73, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Feb 29, 2016, 2:50 PM AKST (23:50 UTC)

Expired

Mar 1, 2016, 3:30 AM AKST

In force

13 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

491 
FZAK51 PAFC 292350
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 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.

PKZ197-011230-
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A STRONG FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF
COAST MON NIGHT. RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH WED
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ119-011230-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT TOWARD THE COAST. SEAS
16 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ120-011230-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ121-011230-
RESURRECTION BAY-
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 2
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ125-011230-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE WIND 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ126-011230-
PORT VALDEZ-
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-011230-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ128-011230-
VALDEZ ARM-
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-011230-
PASSAGE CANAL-
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 20 KT DEVELOPING LATE AFTERNOON NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW IN THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2
FT.
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ130-011230-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT...THEN
DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ131-011230-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT...THEN
DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ132-011230-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17
FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ136-011230-
CHINIAK BAY-
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ137-011230-
MARMOT BAY-
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ138-011230-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT
TOWARD MORNING. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ139-011230-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ140-011230-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ141-011230-
KACHEMAK BAY-
250 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN
DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

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