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FZAK78 PAFC 172159

MWSAFC



Marine Weather Statement

National Weather Service Anchorage AK

1259 PM AKST Tue Feb 17 2026



PKZ730-738-190100-

West of Barren Islands Including Kamishak Bay-Shelikof Strait-

1259 PM AKST Tue Feb 17 2026



...EXTREME VESSEL ICING POSSIBLE FROM AUGUSTINE SOUTH THROUGH

SHELIKOF STRAIT THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...



Northwesterly storm-force winds with hurricane-force gusts in 

combination with frigid Arctic air will likely lead to extreme 

vessel icing at rates of 4 cm per hour or greater. The greatest 

chance for extreme vessel icing in Shelikof Strait is along the 

immediate coast of the Alaska Peninsula. Winds diminish on 

Saturday which should cause icing rates to decrease through 

Saturday.



Operating a vessel in heavy to extreme freezing spray is 

hazardous. Freezing spray may render mechanical and electronic 

components inoperable. Rapid ice accretion on decks and 

superstructures may result in catastrophic loss of stability.



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