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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR COASTAL WATERS ...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1015 AM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

UPDATED ZONE 171

NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR COASTAL WATERS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED
COASTLINE FORECASTS...

COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
IN THE AFTERNOON SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT.

COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...WIND SHIFTING
TO S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 11 FT.

BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.

PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT.
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT.

EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

UNALASKA BAY

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 9 FT BERING
SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON . SEAS
8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT.

WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SHEMYA.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...7 FT
PACIFIC SIDE.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT.

PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN ICE FREE WATERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN ICE FREE WATERS.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN ICE FREE WATERS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

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