Gale Warning 695, NWS Anchorage, AK

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FZAK51 PAFC 061918 AAC
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
840 AM ADT TUE SEP 6 2005

UPDATED AREA 120 AND 125.

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.

PKZ197-070200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM WEST TO EAST
TUESDAY. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE INLAND AND HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH
OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
$$

PKZ120-070200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1120 AM ADT TUE SEP 6 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
$$

PKZ121-070200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 6 2005

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$

PKZ125-070200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1120 AM ADT TUE SEP 6 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$

PKZ129-070200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 6 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.
$$

PKZ130-070200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 6 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
$$

PKZ132-070200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 6 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
$$

PKZ138-070200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 6 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
$$

PKZ140-070200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 6 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
$$

PKZ141-070200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 6 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT MON SEP 5 2005

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO NEAR GALENA
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL WEAKEN INTO A TROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

THE REMAINS OF THE FRONT THAT BROUGHT RAIN TO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
HAS WEAKENED OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST
ALASKA TONIGHT.

THE SURFACE 993 MB LOW 100 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL
MOVE TO 80 MILES NORTH OF BETHEL TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL DISSIPATE
OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER
BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY, THE KENAI PENINSULA AND WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. THE
INLAND PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN OVER THE LOWER YUKON VALLEY
AND THE TANANA VALLEY WHILE THE REMAINDER MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF
TUESDAY AND INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE YUKON TERRITORY TUESDAY
NIGHT.

RAIN OVER THE WESTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WILL MOVE THOUGH THE REST OF
THE ZONE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF RAIN WILL PASS THROUGH
KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING, BUT A STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL
CONCENTRATE MOST OF IT ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE ISLAND.

MORE RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA THIS EVENING
AND WILL SPREAD INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY, ANCHORAGE AND PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND TONIGHT. THE RAIN WILL BECOME SHOWERS TUESDAY.

A 1009 MB LOW 750 MILES SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 330 MILES SOUTH
OF ADAK WEDNESDAY STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTH INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA THURSDAY.

GALE FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...
MARINE...
FIRE WEATHER...

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