Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 437, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 10, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 56 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
- May 10, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2008, 6:50 PM AKDT
- In force
- 56 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 102305 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 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. PKZ197-111400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW AROUND 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WILL DISSIPATE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUNDAY AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY MONDAY MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW AT 970 MB WILL MOVE CLOSE TO CAPE NEWENHAM MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-111400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-111400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-111400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-111400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-111400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-111400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-111400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-111400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 102338 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 CORRECTED ALL ZONES TO ADD MORE PRECIPITATION 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. PKZ197-111400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW AROUND 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WILL DISSIPATE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUNDAY AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY MONDAY MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW AT 970 MB WILL MOVE CLOSE TO CAPE NEWENHAM MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-111400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ121-111400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-111400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-111400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ132-111400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-111400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-111400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-111400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111152 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 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. PKZ197-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY MON MORNING. A 966 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR CHIGNIK EARLY MON MORNING THEN WEAKEN AS IT HEADS NORTHWEST. $$ PKZ120-120200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-120200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-120200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-120200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-120200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-120200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-120200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 111958 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1155 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 UPDATE TO 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. PKZ197-120200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SUN AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY MON MORNING. A 966 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR CHIGNIK EARLY MON MORNING THEN WEAKEN AS IT HEADS NORTHWEST. $$ PKZ120-120200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1155 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ121-120200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-120200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-120200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ132-120200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-120200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-120200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-120200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 112308 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 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. PKZ197-121400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM AND WEAKENS TO 973 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER THEN MOVES WEST AND WEAKENS TUESDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-121400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-121400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-121400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-121400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-121400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-121400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-121400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 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. PKZ197-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 970 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT TO THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST MON NIGHT AND TUE. A 962 MB NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-130200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-130200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-130200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-130200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-130200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-130200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 121311 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 510 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 CORRECTED TYPO IN SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ197-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 970 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT TO THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE MON AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST MON NIGHT AND TUE. A 962 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-130200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-130200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-130200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-130200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-130200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-130200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-130200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-130200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 130003 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AMENDED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 AMENDED AREAS 120 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. PKZ197-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL MON NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO 960 MB AS IT MOVES 180 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WED. $$ PKZ120-131400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST WIND 40 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SE WIND 25 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-131400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-131400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-131400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-131400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-131400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-131400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 130338 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 740 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL MON NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO 960 MB AS IT MOVES 180 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WED. $$ PKZ120-131400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 740 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-131400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-131400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-131400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-131400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-131400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-131400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 130748 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1150 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 UPDATED ZONE 125 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 972 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL MON NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL INTENSIFY TO 960 MB AS IT MOVES 180 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WED. $$ PKZ120-131400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 740 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-131400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1150 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-131400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-131400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-131400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-131400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-131400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at May 10, 1:00 AM AKDT, 10 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 10, 1:00 AM AKDT, 10 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 600 AM ADT SAT MAY 10 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... BENIGN WEATHER ACROSS OUR DOMAIN EARLY THIS MORNING WHILE WE TRANSITION OUR FOCUS FROM TWO VERTICALLY STACKED WEAKENING LOWS TO A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW TODAY. THE FIRST LOW IS A 1000 MB LOW JUST NORTHWEST OF THE PRIBILOFS AND THE SECOND IS A MATURE 990 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF. A DEFORMATION ZONE EXISTS FROM THE GULF LOW NORTHWEST TO BRISTOL BAY AND THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WHERE RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL. THE DEVELOPING SYSTEM WELL SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS ESTIMATED TO BE 998 MB BUT WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 972 MB BY THIS TIME TOMORROW. .MODEL DISCUSSION... CONFIDENCE IS GROWING AS ALL MAJOR MODELS HAVE SIMILAR SOLUTIONS THROUGH THE MEDIUM RANGE. GFS HAS ESPECIALLY BEEN CONSISTENT THE LAST 3 RUNS REGARDING THE DEVELOPING LOW AND ITS TRACK TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA EARLY NEXT WEEK. HAVE MADE ONLY LITTLE CHANGES TO THE CURRENT FORECAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... SKIES ARE CLEARING OUT THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA IN RESPONSE TO THE DISSIPATING LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF AND THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR. THE LOAN SPOT WITH INCLEMENT WEATHER IS ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND...ALTHOUGH RAIN SHOULD BE LETTING UP TODAY AND FINALLY GIVE KODIAK CITY A BREAK. TORRENTIAL RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST WEEK IN KODIAK CITY WHERE THEY HAVE TALLIED OVER 8 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION THIS MONTH. ONSHORE FLOW WILL LIKELY KEEP CEILINGS LOW WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN BEFORE THE NEXT FRONT APPROACHES SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE AREA. THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL STAY DRY AND PLEASANT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. RAIN WILL BEGIN TO FALL AGAIN OVER THE COASTAL AREAS LATE SUNDAY WHILE THE INTERIOR WINDS WILL INCREASE IN RESPONSE TO THE RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW TO THE SOUTHWEST AND THE APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY. TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS AROUND THE ANCHORAGE BOWL WILL SEE AT LEAST 45 MPH WINDS SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. OTHER AREAS LIKE THE COPPER RIVER BASIN, THE MATANUSKA VALLEY, AND WEST ANCHORAGE WILL SEE WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS AND LOW RH VALUES WILL RESULT IN FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR 111 AND 141. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR 111 THIS MORNING AND POSSIBLY 141 LATER TODAY. CLOUDS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL RETURN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY TO THE INTERIOR. THE MAJORITY OF THE RAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL FALL ALONG THE COAST. WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... DEFORMATION ZONE STILL THE FOCUS FOR LIGHT RAIN FROM BRISTOL BAY TO THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM. SHOWER COVERAGE WILL DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FOCUS WILL SHIFT FURTHER WEST WITH THE DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. RAIN WILL SPREAD NORTH AND EAST ALONG THE OCCLUDED FRONT...AFFECTING THE SOUTHWEST COAST SOMETIME LATE SUNDAY AND SPREADING AS FAR INLAND AS WESTERN 151 MONDAY. AT THIS POINT...NO STORM WARNINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW BUT STRONG GALES WILL BE WIDESPREAD. THE POTENTIAL IS CERTAINLY THERE FOR STORM FORCE GUSTS SO WILL MONITOR THE EVOLUTION OF THE LOW THE NEXT 12 HOURS TO SEE IF THAT INCREASE WILL BE NECESSARY. COOL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE WEST OF 170W WHICH WILL CONTINUE AS THE MEAN ANCHOR UPPER LEVEL LOW POSITION REMAINS UNCHANGED. COLD NORTHERLY FLOW TO THE WEST OF 170W HELPING KEEP THE ICE EDGE FROM RETREATING TOO FAST AND SNOW SHOWERS STILL IN THE FORECAST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 170 172 180 . FIRE WEATHER...FIRE WEATHER WATCH 111. AB MAY 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 9, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 9, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| May 9, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 10, 1:59 AM AKDT | Fire Weather Watch | AFC | 30 hr | |
| May 10, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 10, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 10, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 10, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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