Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2007
Gale Warning 673, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 26, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 26, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 28, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 271154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF THU THROUGH THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI MORNING. A 982 MB LOW MOVES TO SHELIKOF STRAIT FROM BRISTOL BAY FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS TO 984 MB 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-280200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-280200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-280200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-280200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-280200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 271440 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 UPDATED ZONE 121 125 129 132 138 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. PKZ197-280200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF THU THROUGH THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU AFTERNOON AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI MORNING. A 982 MB LOW MOVES TO SHELIKOF STRAIT FROM BRISTOL BAY FRI AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS TO 984 MB 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-280200- RESURRECTION BAY 635 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. STRONGER WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS TOWARD THE BAY ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 635 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280200- PASSAGE CANAL 635 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-280200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 635 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-280200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 635 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-280200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-280200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 272310 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 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. PKZ197-281400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU NIGHT AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF FRI. A 981 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY FRI AFTERNOON WILL CROSS INTO THE GULF AND MOVE TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-281400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 30 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...EAST WIND 20 INCREASING BECOMING NORTHEAST 25 KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-281400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-281400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-281400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-281400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-281400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-281400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-281400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280242 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 645 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 CORRECTED AREA 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. PKZ197-281400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU NIGHT AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF FRI. A 981 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY FRI AFTERNOON WILL CROSS INTO THE GULF AND MOVE TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-281400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...EAST WIND 20 KT BECOMING NORTHEAST 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-281400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-281400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-281400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-281400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-281400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-281400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-281400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 280744 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1140 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 UPDATED MARINE ZONES 120 125 129 130 138 140 141 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. PKZ197-281400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU NIGHT AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF FRI. A 981 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY FRI AFTERNOON WILL CROSS INTO THE GULF AND MOVE TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-281400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1140 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 30 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...EAST WIND 20 INCREASING BECOMING NORTHEAST 25 KTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-281400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-281400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1140 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-281400- PASSAGE CANAL 1140 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1140 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-281400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-281400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1140 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-281400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1140 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT TOWARD MORNING SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-281400- KACHEMAK BAY 1140 PM ADT THU SEP 27 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 281157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 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. PKZ197-290200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST AND EASTERN GULF TODAY. A 981 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY FRI AFTERNOON WILL CROSS INTO THE GULF AND MOVE TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 989 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SAT AFTERNOON. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 45 KTS DIMINISHING TO 25 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 20 KTS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-290200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-290200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KTS. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-290200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. $$ PKZ130-290200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-290200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-290200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-290200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-290200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 281515 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 UPDATED ZONES 130 AND 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. PKZ197-290200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST AND EASTERN GULF TODAY. A 981 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY FRI AFTERNOON WILL CROSS INTO THE GULF AND MOVE TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 989 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SAT AFTERNOON. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 45 KTS DIMINISHING TO 25 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 20 KTS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-290200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-290200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KTS. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-290200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. $$ PKZ130-290200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 715 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS WEST...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS WEST...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-290200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 715 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-290200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-290200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-290200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 282015 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1215 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 UPDATED ZONES 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. PKZ197-290200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST AND EASTERN GULF TODAY. A 981 MB LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY FRI AFTERNOON WILL CROSS INTO THE GULF AND MOVE TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 989 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SAT AFTERNOON. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-290200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1215 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 45 KTS DIMINISHING TO 25 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ELSEWHERE...E WIND 20 KTS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-290200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-290200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1215 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KTS. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-290200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. $$ PKZ130-290200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 715 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BARREN ISLANDS WEST...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLANDS WEST...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-290200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 715 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-290200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-290200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-290200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 282354 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 CORRECT 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. PKZ197-291400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW WITHIN 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKA SAT AFTERNOON THEN INLAND NEAR VICTORIA ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A FRONT MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON AS WELL. $$ PKZ120-291400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...MIDDLETON ISLAND EAST...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-291400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 MPH SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-291400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-291400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BARREN ISLAND NORTHWEST...NORTHEAST WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-291400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ138-291400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-291400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-291400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 28 2007 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 26, 8:25 AM AKDT, 14 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 26, 8:25 AM AKDT, 14 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
125 PM ADT WED SEP 26 2007
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LOOK AT SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS
MORNING SHOWS A SLIGHTLY MORE AMPLIFIED PATTERN ACROSS THE ALASKA
REGION. THERE IS A TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE GULF WITH A WEAK
CIRCULATION OVER THE CENTRAL GULF SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. A
NEARLY STATIONARY LOW CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE JUST WEST OF NORTON
SOUND. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS WEAK SHORT-WAVES ROTATING AROUND
THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOW INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. FORCING FROM THE
ABOVE FEATURES IS PRODUCING SHOWERS...SOME CONTAINING HEAVY
RAIN...ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN GULF AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS
WELL AS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THERE ARE FEWER SHOWERS AS YOU HEAD INLAND.
OF NOTE ARE THE SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY THAT HAVE
BEEN SLOWLY DRIFTING TOWARD ANCHORAGE AND THE NORTHERN KENAI
PENINSULA. THERE IS ALSO A CIRCULATION OVER THE SOUTHERN
SUSITNA...LIKELY A MID LEVEL VORT-MAX. THERE IS ALSO A WEAK
CONVERGENCE ZONE OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET...SO SHOWERS MAY INTENSIFY
AS THEY MOVE INTO ANCHORAGE. A FEW ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES HAVE
ALSO BEEN DETECTED OVER THE GULF. BASED ON HIGH INSTABILITY OF THE
AIR MASS THESE STRIKES ARE LIKELY REAL. 12Z SOUNDINGS ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA SHOWED SIGNIFICANT COOLING IN THE
UPPER LEVELS WITH 500MB TEMPS COOLING 5 TO 10 DEGREES THE PAST 24
HOURS DOWN TO ABOUT -30 DEGREES CELSIUS. LIFTED INDICES ARE AROUND
ZERO. WITH THE STATE OF THE ATMOSPHERE IT DOESNT TAKE MUCH SYNOPTIC
LIFT OR SOLAR HEATING TO
SET OFF SOME DECENT SHOWERS.
HEADING WEST IN THE UPPER LEVELS THERE IS A RIDGE CENTERED OVER
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THERE IS A STRONG UPPER JET DOWN THE EAST
SIDE OF THE RIDGE (ESTIMATED AT 170 KT) ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING
AND WESTERN AKPENN. THIS IS COMBINATION OF RIDGE BUILDING EASTWARD
(SURFACE AND ALOFT) AND UPPER JET ARE PRODUCING GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS
ACROSS THIS REGION. ALTHOUGH OBSERVATIONS SHOW SMALL CRAFT WINDS
OVER MARINE AREAS...EXPECT THERE ARE SOME GALE FORCE GUSTS THROUGH
GAPS IN THE AKPENN.
FINALLY...THERE IS A CLOSED UPPER LOW WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS WITH A
STRONG SURFACE REFLECTION IN A 975 MB LOW. THE JET IS STRONGER AHEAD
OF THIS LOW...SO DO NOT EXPECT ANYMORE AMPLIFICATION OF THE TROUGH
OR STRENGTHENING OF THE LOW. THE SURFACE LOW HAS OCCLUDED AND THE
GALE FORCE FRONT IS TRACKING EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND
SHOW EXCELLENT RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS HAVE
VERY LITTLE SPREAD THROUGH ABOUT THE NEXT 4 DAYS...REINFORCING THE
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE NUMERICAL MODELS SOLUTION. ONCE AGAIN NO
MAJOR CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE GULF
WILL SWING EASTWARD TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA THIS EVENING SO SHOWERS WILL
DIMINISH ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. THE REMNANTS OF THE WESTERN ALASKA LOW
AS WELL AS WEAK UPPER SHORT-WAVES WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT. THERE IS ONE
FINAL SHORT-WAVE THAT DOES NOT MOVE THROUGH UNTIL LATE THURSDAY.
SO...THE COMBINATION OF THESE UPPER LEVEL FEATURES WITH A VERY
UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF SHOWERS OVER
THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME SUN
BREAKS WHICH COULD CONTRIBUTE TO INSTABILITY. THE BEST AREA OF UPPER
LEVEL LIFT LOOKS TO BE FROM THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TO NORTHERN COOK
INLET AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY. ONLY EXPECT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS...BUT SOME OF THESE SHOWERS WILL LIKELY CONTAIN
HEAVY RAIN. THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL
SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS THE AKPENN TONIGHT AND INTO THE GULF AND
SOUTHCENTRAL THURSDAY. COMBINATION OF A FAIRLY TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT...PRESSURE RISES...AND STRONG UPPER JET OVERHEAD WILL
PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE AKPENN AND KODIAK ISLAND WATERS
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. BY LATE THURSDAY THE FRONT EXTENDING
FROM THE BERING LOW WILL BE APPROACHING THE SOUTHWEST COAST AND
KODIAK ISLAND...SO RAIN WILL QUICKLY SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA
THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO SOUTHCENTRAL FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE DOWNSLOPE
DRYING ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE ALASKA RANGE AND SOUTHCENTRAL COASTAL
RANGE AS STRONG EASTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS AHEAD OF FRONT. THE BERING
LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AKPENN AND INTO THE GULF LATE FRIDAY SO
FLOW WILL THEN BACK TOWARD THE NORTH. WITH THIS SYSTEM PROGRESSION
LEE SIDE AREAS AND INLAND AREAS WILL SEE VERY LITTLE RAIN...IF ANY.
THE FRONT WILL BECOME PARALLEL TO THE NORTH GULF COAST ON FRIDAY...
SO THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE THAT A BARRIER JET WILL DEVELOP. THE
FORECAST CURRENTLY HAS MAX GALES ADVERTISED...BUT WILL CONSIDER
UPPING THIS TO STORMS. WITH THE UPPER FLOW REMAINING PROGRESSIVE
THIS SYSTEM WILL TRACK EASTWARD ON SATURDAY AND THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND WILL DRY OUT.
BERING SEA ALEUTIANS...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY TRACK
EASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
AND MOVE INTO THE GULF FRIDAY. THERE IS WEAK COLD ADVECTION ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM SO THERE WILL BE SHOWERS OVER THE RELATIVELY
WARM BERING SEA WATERS. NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE
LOW WILL ALSO BE QUITE STRONG...WITH MAX GALES OVER THE EASTERN
BERING/EASTERN ALEUTIANS/AKPENN FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WITH COLD
ADVECTION ALOFT THERE MAY BE SOME STORM FORCE GUST THROUGH CHANNELED
AREAS. WITH THE PATTERN CONTINUING TO BECOME MORE AMPLIFIED THE NEXT
SYSTEM WILL BE FORCED FARTHER NORTHWARD AS IT TRACKS INTO THE BERING
SEA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND
RAIN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE SYSTEM OVER THE BERING SEA ON SATURDAY
GRADUALLY ERODES THE RIDGE AHEAD OF IT AND FLATTENS OUT THE PATTERN
AGAIN. TROUGHINESS WILL DOMINATE ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA REGION.
SO EXPECT A SHOWERY REGIME TO SET IN THIS WEEKEND THORUGH MUCH OF
NEXT WEEK. MODELS ALSO INDICATE A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH DROPPING DOWN
FROM THE POLE EARLY TO MID WEEK AND TRANSPORTING COLDER AIR SOUTHWARD
ACROSS ALASKA. SO SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL
AS WE HEAD THORUGH NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 172 175.
GALES 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 171 176 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB SEP 07The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 6:55 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Sep 26, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 26, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 26, 11:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 27, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 27, 12:45 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 10 hr |
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