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Small Craft Advisory 167, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 24, 2017

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 24, 2017, 4:05 AM AKST. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 24, 2017, 4:05 AM AKST (13:05 UTC)
Expired: Feb 25, 2017, 3:23 PM AKST
In force: 35 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

560 
FZAK51 PAFC 241305
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

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.

PKZ197-250215-
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1021 MB LOW WILL FORM NEAR CORDOVA FRI EVENING AND MOVE NEAR
KETCHIKAN AT 1013 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A TROUGH WILL PERSIST ALONG
THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ119-250215-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ120-250215-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ121-250215-
RESURRECTION BAY-
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT...HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ125-250215-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ126-250215-
PORT VALDEZ-
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ127-250215-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-250215-
VALDEZ ARM-
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ129-250215-
PASSAGE CANAL-
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER EARLY IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ130-250215-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ131-250215-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ132-250215-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ136-250215-
CHINIAK BAY-
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ137-250215-
MARMOT BAY-
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ138-250215-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ139-250215-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ140-250215-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO S WIND 15 KT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FREEZING FOG.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT.

$$

PKZ141-250215-
KACHEMAK BAY-
405 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 20 KT BY LATE
MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

4 follow-up statements

194 
FZAK51 PAFC 250035
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

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.

PKZ197-251400-
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF MOVES EAST AND WEAKENS
TONIGHT. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ119-251400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ120-251400-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ121-251400-
RESURRECTION BAY-
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO
4 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ125-251400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ126-251400-
PORT VALDEZ-
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ127-251400-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-251400-
VALDEZ ARM-
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ129-251400-
PASSAGE CANAL-
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ130-251400-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ131-251400-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ132-251400-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ136-251400-
CHINIAK BAY-
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ137-251400-
MARMOT BAY-
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ138-251400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ139-251400-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ140-251400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ141-251400-
KACHEMAK BAY-
335 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

451 
FZAK51 PAFC 250850
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

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.

PKZ197-252130-
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF MOVES EAST AND WEAKENS
TONIGHT. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ119-252130-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ120-252130-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ121-252130-
RESURRECTION BAY-
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. GUSTS TO 30
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ125-252130-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ126-252130-
PORT VALDEZ-
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ127-252130-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-252130-
VALDEZ ARM-
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ129-252130-
PASSAGE CANAL-
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS
4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ130-252130-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ131-252130-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ132-252130-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ136-252130-
CHINIAK BAY-
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ137-252130-
MARMOT BAY-
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ138-252130-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
5 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ139-252130-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ140-252130-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ141-252130-
KACHEMAK BAY-
1150 PM AKST FRI FEB 24 2017

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

406 
FZAK51 PAFC 251302
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

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.

PKZ197-260215-
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1019 MB LOW 25NM SOUTH OF CAPE FAIRWEATHER MOVES ONSHORE 155 NM
SOUTHEAST OF HYDABURG SAT AFTERNOON. A TROUGH REMAINS ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ119-260215-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ120-260215-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ121-260215-
RESURRECTION BAY-
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ125-260215-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ126-260215-
PORT VALDEZ-
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ127-260215-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-260215-
VALDEZ ARM-
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ129-260215-
PASSAGE CANAL-
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ130-260215-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ131-260215-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ132-260215-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ136-260215-
CHINIAK BAY-
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ137-260215-
MARMOT BAY-
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ138-260215-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ139-260215-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ140-260215-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. PATCHY FREEZING FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ141-260215-
KACHEMAK BAY-
402 AM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FREEZING FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

758 
FZAK51 PAFC 260023
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

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.

PKZ197-261300-
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST 
THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTERS FORM AND QUICKLY
DISSIPATE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ119-261300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ120-261300-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ121-261300-
RESURRECTION BAY-
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ125-261300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ126-261300-
PORT VALDEZ-
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ127-261300-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-261300-
VALDEZ ARM-
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ129-261300-
PASSAGE CANAL-
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ130-261300-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ131-261300-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ132-261300-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ136-261300-
CHINIAK BAY-
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ137-261300-
MARMOT BAY-
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ138-261300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ139-261300-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ140-261300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FREEZING FOG.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. PATCHY FREEZING FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT.

$$

PKZ141-261300-
KACHEMAK BAY-
323 PM AKST SAT FEB 25 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8
FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Feb 23, 3:50 PM AKST, 12 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 3:50 PM AKST, 12 hours 15 minutes before

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
350 PM AKST Thu Feb 23 2017

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
The upper-level pattern across Alaska today is fairly amplified
with a trough over the western Bering and Aleutians and a ridge
over the Mainland. A vertically stacked weakening low over the
western Bering is embedded in the trough, bringing a swath of gale
force winds over much of the central and western Bering. Ahead of
the trough, a long fetch of deep sub-tropical moisture is rapidly
moving northward under a potent 160 kt jet. At the surface, the
warm sub-tropical airmass moving in under the jet has allowed for
temperatures to rise to above freezing over much of the Alaska
Peninsula and the southwestern Mainland. Precipitation moving
inland over the Kuskokwim Delta is associated with an upper-level
wave and a developing surface low north of Nunivak Island. This
precipitation is mainly falling as rain over the Kuskokwim Valley,
however some areas in the northern part of the Valley are
remaining cold enough for snow or a rain/snow mix.

Downstream, quieter weather is in place over Southcentral Alaska
under the effects of upper-level ridging and surface high
pressure. As the ridge axis pushes east and approaches the AlCan
border, subtropical moisture is moving in from the southwest and
keeping skies overcast and temperatures relatively warm. With the
lack of any significant forcing in the area however, Southcentral
is getting a brief break in precipitation today before the next
front approaches from the west tonight into tomorrow morning.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
The models are initializing well with the current pattern and
remain in good synoptic agreement through the short term. There is
some uncertainty in regards to how quickly the warm air will move
out of the Southcentral area Friday, which lends to a slightly
lower confidence in precipitation type during the morning. However
by late morning confidence rises that enough cold air will move in
to support predominately snow. There are also some discrepancies
with QPF amounts as the front pushes through Friday. The NAM is
more bullish than the other models, bringing higher snow amounts
to the Anchorage area and the Matanuska Valley than the GFS and
ECMWF. The afternoon forecast trended towards the GFS and the
ECMWF with regards to precipitation amounts in the short term,
however forecast confidence in QPF amounts is slightly lower. The
highest uncertainty with regards to snow amounts exists over the
Matanuska Valley, where model spread is the greatest and favorable
topographic orientation could result in locally heavier snow
amounts.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...MVFR ceilings will likely return later tonight. Snow will
develop by late Friday morning and bring the potential for IFR
conditions (ceilings and/or visibilities).

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
A very challenging forecast for the next day and a half is
setting up as a strong ridge currently over Southcentral flattens
out tomorrow as a shortwave trough tracks in from southwest
Alaska. Deep layer southwest flow is warming the low levels of the
atmosphere as indicated by the evening upper air balloon sounding,
and this will continue through the overnight. Tomorrow, light
showers may mix with some rain and very light freezing rain before
turning to all snow as strong evaporative cooling and dynamic
cooling take over. These patterns are subtle, but they tend to
favor higher snow amounts for locations banked up near mountains
such as Palmer/Wasilla and north toward Talkeetna. There is rather
significant uncertainty with how much moisture upslopes into those
areas, but this forecaster does feel there is sufficient moisture
top support impactful (but sub-advisory) level snow amounts from
the Matanuska Valley northward. Anchorage and Eagle River should
see less snow with the higher amounts close to the mountains. It
should be noted both the morning and afternoon commutes will
likely be affected (see Special Weather Statement).

A quick shot of snow will move through the Copper Basin and
Northern PWS before exiting Friday night. Quiet conditions will
quickly follow Saturday as flat ridging sets up. Snow threats will
continue along the Alaska Range and Northern Talkeetna Mountains
as another low tracks across Northwest Alaska Saturday.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
The Southwest Alaska region continues with onshore flow with
remnants of a frontal boundary as it dissipates tonight. The
warming trend continues as temperatures rise above freezing which
precipitation falling as rain. The temperatures in the interior of
the Bristol Bay region will take a little longer before rising
above freezing tonight. Therefore, look for a wintry mix with some
pockets of freezing rain with no accumulation this evening for the
aforementioned region. As we head into the early Friday morning
hours, fog develops along the Kuskokwim/Bristol Bay coastline.
This weather phenomena accompanied marine layer stratus will
spread inland with the aid of the onshore flow. By Friday
afternoon look for some lingering snow showers along the Alaska
Range. Otherwise, the next round of precipitation occurs with a
weather front approaching the Southwest Alaska coastline by
Saturday. The precipitation will spread from west to east as the
frontal boundary moves inland. Therefore, look for snow as we head
into the weekend with the heaviest snowfall amounts occurring along
the Alaska Range due to upslope with the onshore flow.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
The occluded storm force low near 59N 175E continues to track
north before being positioned over the Bering Strait by Friday.
The Bering Sea remains with gale force southwesterly flow, and the
majority of the Chain will have weaker southwesterly flow as we
head into Friday. Meanwhile, a storm force North Pacific low
tracks near Kamchatka Peninsula by early Friday morning. The
associated weather front approaches the Western Aleutians during
the same time-frame bringing warmer temperatures with a large
swath of moisture. Look for storm force southerly winds with some
gusts to 70 mph as this weather front moves through the Western
Aleutians into the western Bering by Friday afternoon. This front
will continue to spread eastward, and moves into the Central
Aleutians extending northward into the northern Bering Sea by
early Saturday morning.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
The long range forecast transitions late weekend, returning colder
conditions across the southern mainland and much of the Bering as
the upper level jet flattens as it sags southward on Sunday. A new
upper level wave pattern develops on Monday with ridge amplifying
along the west Bering. Cold air advection along the Bering spreads
east across the mainland and gulf through the middle of next
week. Models are in relatively good agreement that a closed low
forms along a deepening wave Monday into Tuesday. This pattern
sets up to bring multiple waves from the Arctic to the gulf
through much of the next week which brings continued chances for
snow for the mainland. To the west...ridging will bring a quieter
weather pattern over the western areas of the Bering dominated by
low clouds and period showers with generally small craft winds
along the western Aleutian Chain.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Storm Warning 177 178.
         Gale Warning 120 131 170 173 175 176 179 181 185.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...RD
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...JA
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PD
LONG TERM...KH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 23, 3:27 PM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Feb 23, 3:27 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	37 hr
Feb 23, 3:27 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	5 days
Feb 23, 3:27 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 23, 3:27 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Feb 23, 3:27 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Feb 23, 3:27 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Feb 24, 3:59 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	11 hr
Feb 24, 3:59 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	35 hr
Feb 24, 3:59 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	7 days
Feb 24, 3:59 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	35 hr
Feb 24, 1:07 PM AKST	Freezing Rain Advisory	AFC	3 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.