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Gale Warning 694, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 3, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 3, 2005, 4:20 PM AKDT. It was in force for 19 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: Sep 3, 2005, 4:20 PM AKDT (00:20 UTC)
Expired: Sep 4, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 040516 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED
920 PM ADT SAT SEP 3 2005

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

UPDATED ZONES 140 130

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.

PKZ197-041400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 995 MB LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE TO 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK
CITY SUN AFTERNOON WITH 1001 MB CENTER THEN WILL DISSIPATE 150 NM
EAST OF KODIAK CITY MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-041400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 3 2005

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT RISING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 3 2005

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-041400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 3 2005

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT RISING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-041400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-041400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
920 PM ADT SAT SEP 3 2005

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND
25 KTS. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. ELSEWHERE...
SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY NOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 3 2005

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-041400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
920 PM ADT SAT SEP 3 2005

...GALE WARNING SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SEAS 6 FT. SOUTH OF
KALGIN ISLAND NE WINDS 35 KTS. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-041400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SAT SEP 3 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

5 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 041136
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 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.

PKZ197-050200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 999 MB LOW JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND DISSIPATE BY MONDAY MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-050200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON
FROM CAPE CLEARE WEST. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$

PKZ121-050200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF THE BAY THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$

PKZ125-050200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$

PKZ129-050200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
$$

PKZ130-050200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE WIND
20 KT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
$$

PKZ132-050200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$

PKZ138-050200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-050200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
$$

PKZ141-050200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 041342 CCA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
540 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

CORRECTED AREA 132

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.

PKZ197-050200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 999 MB LOW JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND DISSIPATE BY MONDAY MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-050200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON
FROM CAPE CLEARE WEST. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$

PKZ121-050200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF THE BAY THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$

PKZ125-050200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$

PKZ129-050200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
$$

PKZ130-050200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE WIND
20 KT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
$$

PKZ132-050200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
540 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$

PKZ138-050200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-050200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
$$

PKZ141-050200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 041602 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
800 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

UPDATED ZONE 140

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.

PKZ197-050200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 999 MB LOW JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND DISSIPATE BY MONDAY MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-050200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON
FROM CAPE CLEARE WEST. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$

PKZ121-050200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF THE BAY THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$

PKZ125-050200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$

PKZ129-050200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
$$

PKZ130-050200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE WIND
20 KT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
$$

PKZ132-050200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
540 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$

PKZ138-050200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-050200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
800 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
$$

PKZ141-050200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 041800 AAB
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1000 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

UPDATED ZONE 140

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.

PKZ197-050200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 999 MB LOW JUST EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND DISSIPATE BY MONDAY MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-050200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON
FROM CAPE CLEARE WEST. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$

PKZ121-050200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF THE BAY THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$

PKZ125-050200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$

PKZ129-050200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
$$

PKZ130-050200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE WIND
20 KT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
$$

PKZ132-050200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
540 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$

PKZ138-050200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-050200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1000 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
$$

PKZ141-050200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 042312
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 4 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.

PKZ197-051400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1000 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE MON MORNING. A WEATHER
FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE
CENTRAL GULF TUESDAY.
$$

PKZ120-051400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AROUND
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-051400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 
15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT SUN SEP 4 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 Sep 3, 12:00 PM AKDT, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 12:00 PM AKDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT SAT SEP 3 2005

.DISCUSSION...
A 995 MB LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST
ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY MORNING AMD WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH 1001 MB CENTER. THE LOW
DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE FRONT OVER
KODIAK ISLAND AND THE LOWER COOK INLET WILL SWING INTO THE CENTRAL
GULF TONIGHT AND THE EASTERN GULF SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN ALONG
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF COAST MONDAY.

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL PERSIST
THROUGH SUNDAY THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN MONDAY.

MOST OF THE RAIN FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST
THROUGH MONDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 850 MB LEVEL WILL CREATE ENOUGH
DOWNSLOPE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS TO KEEP ANCHORAGE
AND KENAI IN THE RAIN SHADOW THROUGH SUNDAY. AREAS OF RAIN WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY, THOUGH THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO GET THE MOST.

A 997 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA AND DEEPEN TO 992 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE WEATHER
FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS SUNDAY AND THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE PRIBILOFS
SUNDAY NIGHT AND WILL LIE ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND THE
ALASKA PENINSULA MONDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 120, 155, AND 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM SEP 05

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 3, 11:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Sep 3, 11:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 hr
Sep 4, 5:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	18 hr
Sep 4, 11:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Sep 4, 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.