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Storm Warning 49, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 24, 2020, 3:51 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Feb 24, 2020, 3:51 PM AKST (00:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2020, 3:47 PM AKST
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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306 FZAK51 PAFC 250051 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 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. PKZ197-251330- 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 mb low 400 nm southeast of Chignik moves to 100 nm southwest of Middleton Island at 985 mb for Wed afternoon. Its front pushes over the North Gulf Coast through Wed afternoon. A 993 mb North Pacific low moves along this front to 175 nm southwest of Sitka by Wed afternoon. $$ PKZ119-251330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 40 kt. Gusts to 60 kt out of the Copper River Delta developing after midnight. Seas 9 ft building to 15 ft after midnight. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Gusts to 60 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 25 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain and snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-251330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 45 kt. Seas 12 ft building to 23 ft after midnight. .TUE...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain with snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft subsiding to 18 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-251330- Resurrection Bay- 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ125-251330- Prince William Sound- 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-251330- Port Valdez- 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-251330- Valdez Narrows- 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-251330- Valdez Arm- 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-251330- Passage Canal- 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Gusts to 20 kt in the evening near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-251330- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas building to 16 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt becoming N 40 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 11 ft toward morning. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-251330- Barren Islands East- 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt increasing 50 kt through the evening. Seas 15 ft building to 23 ft after midnight. .TUE...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain with snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft subsiding to 18 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-251330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 55 kt with gusts to 70 kt developing in evening. Seas 20 ft building to 29 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft subsiding to 16 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-251330- Chiniak Bay- 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt increasing to 50 kt after midnight. Seas 20 ft. Snow. .TUE...NE wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft subsiding to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-251330- Marmot Bay- 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow and rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-251330- Shelikof Strait- 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 55 kt with gusts to 70 kt developing in evening. Seas building to 24 ft. .TUE...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt becoming N 40 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Snow. .WED...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ139-251330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas building to 11 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-251330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-251330- Kachemak Bay- 351 PM AKST Mon Feb 24 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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746 FZAK51 PAFC 251305 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 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. PKZ197-260200- 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 mb storm force low 240 nm south of Sitkinak moves to 200 nm southeast of Sitkinak at 983 mb by Wed morning then moves to 40 nm south of Middleton Island at 991 mb by Thu morning. $$ PKZ119-260200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft. Gusts to 60 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 25 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta before midnight. Seas 25 ft. Seas 25 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ120-260200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 25 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow with rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-260200- Resurrection Bay- 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in morning. Snow. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-260200- Prince William Sound- 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-260200- Port Valdez- 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-260200- Valdez Narrows- 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ128-260200- Valdez Arm- 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ129-260200- Passage Canal- 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the evening near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-260200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft subsiding to 11 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-260200- Barren Islands East- 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 27 ft. Rain with snow. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft subsiding to 18 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ132-260200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 28 ft. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft subsiding to 16 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .WED...NW wind 20 kt except N 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. $$ PKZ136-260200- Chiniak Bay- 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 50 kt diminishing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 21 ft subsiding to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain and snow. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-260200- Marmot Bay- 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow and rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Snow and rain. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-260200- Shelikof Strait- 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 50 kt. Seas 24 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft subsiding to 10 ft after midnight. Snow. .WED...N wind 35 kt becoming NW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-260200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Heavy freezing spray. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. $$ PKZ140-260200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .WED...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. .THU...N wind 10 kt. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .SAT...NE wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-260200- Kachemak Bay- 405 AM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
133 FZAK51 PAFC 260047 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 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. PKZ197-261345- 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 mb low 130 nm southeast of Sitkinak moves to 90 nm south of Middleton Island at 988 mb by Wednesday afternoon then moves to 125 nm west of Yakutat at 994 mb by Thursday afternoon. $$ PKZ119-261345- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Gusts to 45 kt out of the Copper River Delta before midnight. Seas 22 ft. Rain and snow. .WED...E wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 18 ft. Rain and snow. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain and snow. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ120-261345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow with rain. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Snow with rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-261345- Resurrection Bay- 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt through the evening. Seas 5 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-261345- Prince William Sound- 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow and rain. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-261345- Port Valdez- 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-261345- Valdez Narrows- 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. Freezing spray. Snow. .THU...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-261345- Valdez Arm- 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Gusts to 50 kt through the evening. Seas 7 ft. Snow. .WED...NE wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Snow. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-261345- Passage Canal- 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming E in the late evening. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Snow. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-261345- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-261345- Barren Islands East- 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 24 ft subsiding to 18 ft after midnight. Snow with rain. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ132-261345- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 24 ft subsiding to 16 ft after midnight. Rain and snow. .WED...NW wind 20 kt except N 25 kt N of Dangerous Cape. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ136-261345- Chiniak Bay- 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. Snow. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming W 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-261345- Marmot Bay- 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Snow. .WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Snow. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-261345- Shelikof Strait- 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 13 ft after midnight. Snow. .WED...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 ft subsiding to 5 ft in the afternoon. .WED NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-261345- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. Freezing spray. .WED...NE wind 30 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Freezing spray. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. .SAT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-261345- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N wind 10 kt. $$ PKZ141-261345- Kachemak Bay- 347 PM AKST Tue Feb 25 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt...strongest near the Inlet. Gusts to 35 kt near the Inlet. Seas 5 ft...highest near the Inlet. Freezing spray. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:05 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:06 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:39 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 24, 9:36 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Feb 25, 3:47 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 25, 3:47 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 25, 3:47 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 25, 3:47 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 25, 3:47 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 25, 4:06 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 25, 11:08 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 29 hr |
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