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Gale Warning 702, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 9, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 9, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 9, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 9, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 092333
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 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.

PKZ197-101400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN
GULF BY SAT AFTERNOON. A SOUTHWEST FETCH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
WESTERN GULF SUN AS ANOTHER LOW MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA.

$$

PKZ120-101400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD BECOMING SOUTH 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH WIND 10 KTS NORTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-101400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO WEST 15 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SOUTHWEST WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS...NORTH WIND 10 KT BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 15 BY MIDNIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 25 KTS OUT OF TURNAGAIN
ARM. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 100145 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
545 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

UPDATED ZONE 120

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.

PKZ197-101400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN
GULF BY SAT AFTERNOON. A SOUTHWEST FETCH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
WESTERN GULF SUN AS ANOTHER LOW MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA.

$$

PKZ120-101400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
545 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD BECOMING SOUTH 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH WIND 10 KTS NORTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-101400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO WEST 15 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SOUTHWEST WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS...NORTH WIND 10 KT BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 15 BY MIDNIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 25 KTS OUT OF TURNAGAIN
ARM. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 100455 AAB
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
855 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-101400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN
GULF BY SAT AFTERNOON. A SOUTHWEST FETCH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
WESTERN GULF SUN AS ANOTHER LOW MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA.

$$

PKZ120-101400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
545 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD BECOMING SOUTH 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH WIND 10 KTS NORTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
855 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 15 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-101400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO WEST 15 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SOUTHWEST WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS...NORTH WIND 10 KT BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 15 BY MIDNIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 25 KTS OUT OF TURNAGAIN
ARM. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 100536 AAC
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
935 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

UPDATED ZONES 129 132 AND 138

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.

PKZ197-101400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS
EVENING. THIS FRONT WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN
GULF BY SAT AFTERNOON. A SOUTHWEST FETCH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
WESTERN GULF SUN AS ANOTHER LOW MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA.

$$

PKZ120-101400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
545 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-101400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD BECOMING SOUTH 10 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH WIND 10 KTS NORTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-101400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
855 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 15 TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-101400-
PASSAGE CANAL
935 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-101400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-101400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
935 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO WEST 20 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-101400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
935 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-101400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SE WINDS 25 KTS OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-101400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 101152
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 10 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.

PKZ197-110200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF SAT
AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A SOUTHWEST FETCH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
WESTERN GULF SUN AND SUN NIGHT AS A DEEP LOW MOVES ACROSS THE BERING
SEA. 
$$

PKZ120-110200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 10 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 10 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
 
$$

PKZ125-110200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 10 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-110200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 10 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUNDAY NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 10 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 10 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 10 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUNDAY NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 10 2005

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 10 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 9, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 9, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT FRI SEP 9 2005

.DISCUSSION...
SATELLITE THIS MORNING SHOWS A MAJOR LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE
BERING TO BE THE MAIN WEATHER MAKER ACROSS THE STATE.  ON THE WATER
VAPOR THE JET STREAM CONTINUES TO FLOW FROM A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION
PUSHING PLENTY OF WARMTH AND MOISTURE INTO THE REGION.  HEAVY RAIN IS
FALLING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN ZONES WITH THE BRISTOL BAY
REGION RECEIVING THE BRUNT OF THE WEATHER. THE OCCLUDED FRONT HAS
ALREADY MOVED THROUGH BETHEL SO PRECIP SHOULD BE MORE SHOWERY IN
NATURE FOR THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.

IN THE EASTERN ZONES THE FRONT IS MAKING ITS WAY UP THE COOK INLET
AND INTO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.  ALTHOUGH THE FLOW ALOFT IS
SOUTHEASTERLY THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE SHOULD MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF
DOWNSLOPING AND MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL ALL ACROSS THE
SOUTHCENTRAL REGION FOR MOST OF THE DAY.  THE COLD FRONT WILL NOT
PASS THROUGH THE REGION UNTIL TOMORROW SO PRECIPITATION WILL PERSIST
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

OUT WEST CONDITIONS ARE SLOWLY IMPROVING AS THE LOW MOVES NORTH AND
EASTWARD.  AS MENTIONED ABOVE THE FRONT HAS ALREADY PASSSED THROUGH
THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE BRISTOL BAY REGION
LATER ON TODAY.  THE ALEUTIANS ARE CURRENTLY ENJOYING A BRIEF RESPITE
AS THEY LIE IN THE COL BETWEEN THIS SYSTEM AND THE NEXT.  AS THE NEXT
SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE WEST TOMORROW AFTERNOON WINDS WILL INCREASE
AND RAIN WILL MOVE IN AGAIN.

MODEL DISCUSSION...DUE TO A COMMUNICATION PROBLEM THE 00Z RUNS OF THE
MODELS NEVER MADE IT IN.  GFS WAS CHOSEN FOR THE FORECAST TO MAINTAIN
CONSISTANCY.  THE 06Z RUN OF THE MESOETA DID COME IN AND WHILE IT
LOOKS ACCURATE IN TERMS OF STRENGTH IT SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE FAST IN
TIMING.  WATCH RADAR AND SATELLITE CAREFULLY TO TIME THE START AND
STOP OF PRECIPITATION.

EXTENDED FORECAST...STILL LOOKING FOR THE NEXT SYSTEM...THE OLD
TYPHOON...TO MOVE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE BERING.  THIS
SHOULD BRING WINDS AND RAIN TO THE MAINLAND BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SEE GUSTY WINDS BEHIND THE SYSTEM ON SUNDAY AS
WELL.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 150 160 165 180 170 171 172 175 176 179 185 AND WESTERN
         OFFSHORE
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

LEW SEP 05

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 8, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Sep 8, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Sep 9, 6:30 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC17 hr
Sep 9, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Sep 9, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 9, 11:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 9, 12:45 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC10 hr
Sep 9, 3:55 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC

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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.