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Gale Warning 731, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 20, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 20, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 20, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 23, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 211146
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT WED SEP 21 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.

PKZ197-220200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL WEAKEN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
TODAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SW WILL EXTEND ONTO THE PANHANDLE
BY FRI MORNING AS A STRONG FRONT APPROACHES THE GULF FROM THE WEST. 
$$

PKZ120-220200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SHOWERS EAST OF CAPE CLEARE ENDING THIS MORNING.  
.TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND
FOG. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-220200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-220200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS ENDING THIS
MORNING. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-220200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-220200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-220200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO
10 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT
FRIDAY. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-220200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-220200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
STRONGEST WIND S OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-220200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 212259
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT WED SEP 21 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.

PKZ197-221400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SOUTHWEST OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL EXTEND A
RIDGE INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA THU. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT AND WILL WEAKEN OVER THE EASTERN
GULF
THU. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE GULF FROM THE WEST FRIDAY.
$$

PKZ120-221400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-221400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-221400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-221400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-221400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-221400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-221400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-221400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-221400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT WED SEP 21 2005

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 221205
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 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.

PKZ197-230200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
MODERATE HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE AREA WILL EXTEND OVER THE
PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF FRONTS WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THIS MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE WESTERN GULF FRI EVENING AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF EARLY SAT. 
$$

PKZ120-230200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN
AND FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-230200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND FOG.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-230200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-230200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING E 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG.  
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OFF THE
GLACIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-230200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-230200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-230200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-230200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGEST
WIND S OF NINILCHIK. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATER TODAY. RAIN AND
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND FOG.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-230200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

.TODAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 222302
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT THU SEP 22 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.

PKZ197-231400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A MODERATE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL 
MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF EARLY FRI AND WEAKEN. A 996 MB LOW 
WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM FRI MORNING AND 
INTO INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-231400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-231400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-231400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-231400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-231400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-231400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-231400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-231400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS 
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-231400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 230753 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1145 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

UPDATED AREAS 125 AND 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.

PKZ197-231400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A MODERATE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL 
MOVE TO THE EASTERN GULF EARLY FRI AND WEAKEN. A 996 MB LOW 
WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM FRI MORNING AND 
INTO INTERIOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-231400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-231400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-231400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1145 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-231400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-231400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-231400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-231400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-231400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1145 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS 
SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-231400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT THU SEP 22 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 231041
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 23 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.

PKZ197-240200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 968 MB LOW NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND WEAKEN TO 992 MB SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI AND FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-240200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-240200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-240200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-240200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE TO E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND FOG. 
.SAT...WEST WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-240200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-240200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT FRI
AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-240200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-240200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT LATE FRI AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT WITH SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT BY
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-240200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT WITH SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 232311
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 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.

PKZ197-241400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 971 MB LOW NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND WEAKEN TO 994 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-241400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-241400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER 
GUSTS NEAR THE GULF COAST. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-241400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 240420 AAA
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
815 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

AMENDED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-241400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 971 MB LOW NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND WEAKEN TO 994 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-241400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-241400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-241400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER 
GUSTS NEAR THE GULF COAST. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-241400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-241400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE OF BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
NW OF BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-241400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-241400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
815 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-241400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-241400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 241034
CWFAER

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 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.

PKZ197-250200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE IN TO THE
EASTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. WESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN
NIGHT BEHIND THIS FRONT.
$$

PKZ120-250200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-250200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

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

$$

PKZ125-250200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-250200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-250200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-250200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-250200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-250200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-250200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT SUBSIDING TO SEAS 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE 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 Sep 20, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 20, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT TUE SEP 20 2005

.DISCUSSION...FALL IS IN FULL SWING OVER THE STATE AS A SERIES OF
STRONG LOWS IS SET TO BLAST THROUGH THE BERING SEA THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THE FIRST LOW IS CURRENTLY NORTH OF ATTU AROUND 988 MB. IT WILL MOVE
JUST WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WEDNESDAY AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKEN AS
THE SECOND...AND MORE POWERFUL...LOW DEVELOPS NEAR ATTU WEDNESDAY.
THE SECOND LOW WILL RAPIDLY MOVE AND STRENGTHEN TO AROUND 968 MB
THURSDAY AS IT REACHES ST LAWRENCE ISLAND.

IN THE UPPER LEVELS THE 250 MB JET STRETCHES OF NORTHERN JAPAN UP TO
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WHERE IT REACHES A MAXIMUM OF ABOUT 135 KNOTS.
THE JET THEN WEAKENS FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO SOUTH OF THE GULF
OF ALASKA. THIS JET WILL FEED THE DEVELOPING LOW AND HELP PUSH IT
BELOW 970 MB. BY LATE IN THE WEEK THE JET WILL EXTEND FROM THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS NORTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA.

WHAT THIS MEANS IS A LOT OF SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER MOST OF THE STATE
THROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK. LOOKS FOR QUITE A BIT OF RAIN AND STRONG
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SYSTEMS. HOWEVER THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT OF THESE STORMS WILL PROBABLY COME FROM THE STORM SURGE THAT
WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA OFF THE BERING SEA. THERE WILL BE
TWO DISTINCT SURGES. THE FIRST ONE WILL COME WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS
THE WAVE SWELL FROM THE FIRST LOW REACHES THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND
NORTON SOUND. A SECOND...AND LARGER..SURGE WILL COME TO THESE SAME
AREA THURSDAY AS THE SECOND LOW PUSHES THROUGH THE BERING SEA. BY
THURSDAY THE BERING SEA WILL NOT ONLY HAVE A STRONG LOW IN IT TO
GENERATE A WAVES BUT IT WILL HAVE A NUMBER OF DAYS WITH PERSISTANT
SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER IT TO ASSIST WITH A SIGNIFICANT SURGE.

FROM THE 12Z RUN THIS MORNING THE NAM AND GFS MODELS ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH BOTH THE STRENGTH AND MOVEMENT OF THESE LOWS. THE ONLY
CONCERN IT THE CONSISTENCY IN FORECAST DEPTH OVER THE LAST THREE
RUNS. THERE WAS A 10 TO 12 MB DEEPENING OF THURSDAYS LOW BETWEEN
RUNS YESTERDAY, BUT THIS MORNINGS RUN PUTS THE DEPTH RIGHT IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE PREVIOUS RUNS. SINCE THE MOVEMENT HAS REMAINED GOOD I
AM WILLING TO ACCEPT THE AVERAGED DEPTH ON THIS MORNINGS 12Z RUN AND
BELIEVE IT WILL BE IN THE BALLPARK.
THE RENEGADE MODEL IS THE UKMET MODEL THAT WANTS TO SPLIT THE LARGE
LOW INTO TWO SMALLER LOWS THURSDAY. THIS DOES NOT SEEM VERY LIKELY AS
THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON TO SPLIT THE LOW AND DYNAMICS INDICATE
THAT IT WILL STAY AS ONE LOW DURING THAT TIME FRAME.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

EZ SEP 05

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 20, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 20, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Sep 21, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 21, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Sep 21, 11:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 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.