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Gale Warning 587, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 27, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 27, 2005, 7:40 AM AKDT. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 27, 2005, 7:40 AM AKDT (15:40 UTC)
Expired: Jul 27, 2005, 5:40 PM AKDT
In force: 10 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 272036 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1240 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

MARINE 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.

PKZ197-280200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1010 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL CIRCLE WEST
TO HOMER AT
1007 MB WED NIGHT THEN SOUTH TO 310 NM SOUTH OF HOMER THURSDAY NOON
AND EAST TO 390 NM AT 1005 MB SOUTH OF CORDOVA BY FRI MORNING.


$$

PKZ120-280200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1240 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...N 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER SUNSET. SEAS 3
FT AND SUBSIDING. SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...N 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING SW 15
KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT AND SUBSIDING. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-280200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT.  
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

4 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 272054 AAB
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
100 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

UPDATED ZONE 130

MARINE 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.

PKZ197-280200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1010 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL CIRCLE WEST
TO HOMER AT
1007 MB WED NIGHT THEN SOUTH TO 310 NM SOUTH OF HOMER THURSDAY NOON
AND EAST TO 390 NM AT 1005 MB SOUTH OF CORDOVA BY FRI MORNING.


$$

PKZ120-280200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1240 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...N 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER SUNSET. SEAS 3
FT AND SUBSIDING. SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...N 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING SW 15
KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT AND SUBSIDING. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-280200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
100 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT.  
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 272057 AAC
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
100 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 130 FOR THUNDERSTORMS

MARINE 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.

PKZ197-280200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1010 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL CIRCLE WEST
TO HOMER AT
1007 MB WED NIGHT THEN SOUTH TO 310 NM SOUTH OF HOMER THURSDAY NOON
AND EAST TO 390 NM AT 1005 MB SOUTH OF CORDOVA BY FRI MORNING.


$$

PKZ120-280200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
100 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. THUNDERSTORMS
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...N 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER SUNSET. SEAS 3
FT AND SUBSIDING. SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...N 15 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING SW 15
KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT AND SUBSIDING. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-280200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
100 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
THUNDERSTORMS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT.  
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 272258
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

MARINE 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.

PKZ197-281015-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1005 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 375 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. 
$$

PKZ120-281015-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT.
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281015-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281015-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-281015-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS AND FOG.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-281015-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281015-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281015-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281015-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-281015-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 280639 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1040 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

UPDATED PKZ120 PKZ121

MARINE 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.

PKZ197-281015-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1005 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 375 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. 
$$

PKZ120-281015-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1040 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TONIGHT...E TO NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281015-
RESURRECTION BAY
1040 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281015-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-281015-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS AND FOG.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-281015-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281015-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281015-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281015-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-281015-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Jul 27, 7:00 AM AKDT, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 7:00 AM AKDT, 40 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1200 PM ADT WED JUL 27 2005

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEAK CONTINUING THE PATTERN OF LOW CLOUDS AND LIGHT RAIN. WEAK
LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE WEAK.
CLOUDS AND PRECIP OVER COASTAL SOUTHCENTRAL AREAS WILL DIMINISH AS
DISTANCE FROM LOW CENTER INCREASES. THERMAL TROFF OVER INTERIOR THIS
AFTERNOON WILL GENERATE THUNDERSTORMS. SOUNDINGS INDICATE SMALL HAIL
AND GUSTY WINDS.  SEE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 5A.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

JUL 05

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 26, 11:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jul 26, 11:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Jul 27, 8:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	3 hr
Jul 27, 11:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Jul 27, 11:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Jul 27, 11:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 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.