Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 450, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 21, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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 21, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 212305 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 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. PKZ197-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1011 MB LOW 900 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL INTENSIFY TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY THU NIGHT. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSISTS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU EVENING THEN MOVE TO ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRI. $$ PKZ120-221400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-221400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-221400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-221400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-221400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-221400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-221400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 220522 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 UPDATED ZONE 140. CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1011 MB LOW 900 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL INTENSIFY TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY THU NIGHT. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THU EVENING THEN MOVE TO ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA FRI. $$ PKZ120-221400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-221400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-221400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-221400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-221400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-221400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-221400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 920 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-221400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 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. PKZ197-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE IS PRESENT IN THE GULF TODAY. A 982 MB LOW MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE UNIMAK ISLAND FRI MORNING SENDS A STRONG WEATHER FRONT NORTH THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND FRI. $$ PKZ120-230200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-230200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-230200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-230200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-230200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-230200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221226 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE IS PRESENT IN THE GULF TODAY. A 982 MB LOW MOVING NORTH ACROSS UNIMAK ISLAND FRI MORNING SENDS A STRONG WEATHER FRONT NORTH THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND FRI. $$ PKZ120-230200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-230200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-230200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-230200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-230200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-230200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-230200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 222314 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 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. PKZ197-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... THE 987 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL INTENSIFY TO 980 MB TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 986 MB 120 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THU NIGHT. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-231400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-231400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-231400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-231400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-231400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230644 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1040 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 UPDATED ZONES 125 132 138. 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. PKZ197-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... THE 987 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL INTENSIFY TO 980 MB TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 986 MB 120 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THU NIGHT. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-231400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-231400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1040 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-231400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1040 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-231400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1040 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-231400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAY 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 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. PKZ197-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW NEAR FALSE PASS THIS MORNING MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA TODAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND WEAKENS AS IT REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF ON SAT. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KTS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231216 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 CORRECTED ZONES 121 AND 138 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 980 MB LOW NEAR FALSE PASS THIS MORNING MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA TODAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF TODAY AND WEAKENS AS IT REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF ON SAT. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 415 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KTS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 415 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SOUTH 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240044 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS AND 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. PKZ197-241400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF THE PRIBILOFS WILL BECOME A 996 MB LOW NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND BY SAT AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 1008 MB NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BY SUN AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN GULF SAT AND SUN. $$ PKZ120-241400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-241400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-241400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-241400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-241400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-241400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-241400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAY 23 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at May 21, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 21, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT WED MAY 21 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THIS MORNING...A VERY DEEP SEMI-CLOSED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE BERING SEA SOUTH TO AROUND 25N LATITUDE WITH A STRONG JET STREAM ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE TROUGH. AT THE SURFACE IS A WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR DRIFTING AROUND AND WEAKENING SINCE IT LACKS UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TROUGH. A WEAK...DISSIPATING FRONT EXTENDS EAST FROM THE LOW INTO THE WEST CENTRAL GULF. A THERMAL TROUGH PERSISTS FROM THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY EAST TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS AGAIN TODAY. THE MAIN FORECAST ISSUE IS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE WHICH IS FORMING IN THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC ALONG THE UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TROUGH. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES NORTH TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH THE UPCOMING MAJOR LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...WITH DISAGREEMENTS ON BOTH THE SPEED AND TRACK OF THE LOW...AND MINOR DISAGREEMENTS ON ITS STRENGTH. WE ARE FAVORING THE SLOWER/MORE WESTERLY TRACK OF THE 0Z MODEL SUITE...WHICH TAKES THE LOW ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR KING COVE FRIDAY MORNING AND MOVES IT ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING BETWEEN THE PRIBILOFS AND NUNIVAK ISLAND ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. OZ GFS SEEMS TO BE THE OUTLIER IN ITS FAR EAST/FAST TRACK AND OUR FORECAST GENERALLY GOES AWAY FROM ITS SOLUTION. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... ANOTHER DAY OF CONVECTION IS EXPECTED OVER INLAND SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY ALONG THE THERMAL TROUGH...WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE RELATIVELY WARM AGAIN AWAY FROM THE WATER...WITH A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE. A FRONT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA IS WEAKENING RAPIDLY THIS MORNING AS IT MOVES NORTH...PERHAPS EVEN DIEING OUT EARLY ENOUGH TO KEEP KODIAK DRY TODAY. OF IMPORTANCE...MARINE STRATUS IS FILLING IN OVER THE GULF VERY FAST WITH MIDDLETON ISLAND AND CORDOVA ALREADY AFFECTED...AND THE MARINE STRATUS SHOULD STICK AROUND IN THESE AREAS. THE THERMAL TROUGH LIFTS NORTHWARD TOMORROW AS HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OVER THE GULF...LEADING TO SOMEWHAT LESS CONVECTION OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALONG WITH A STRONGER PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF GIVES WAY TO A STRONG WEATHER FRONT FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR...WITH GUSTY WINDS AND FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL FOR THE USUAL COASTAL UPSLOPE AREAS. SOUTHWEST MAINLAND... THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ALONG THE THERMAL TROUGH FROM BETHEL TO MCGRATH. CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THURSDAY AS THE THERMAL TROUGH MOVES NORTH AND A WEAK FRONT MOVES ONSHORE WITH A MORE MARITIME AIRMASS. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTH TO KING COVE FRIDAY MORNING...BRINGING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND STRONG WINDS TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN TO PERSIST FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF THE BERING/ALEUTIAN/AKPEN REGION. A WEAK SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR THIS MORNING IS BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS AND SOME SNOW FROM THE CENTRAL BERING/ALEUTIANS EASTWARD. THIS LOW DRIFTS AROUND JUST NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THROUGH TOMORROW THEN DISSIPATES AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTH TOWARD THE AKPEN. THIS LOW CROSSES THE AKPEN NEAR KING COVE FRIDAY MORNING AND MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...BRINGING WIDESPREAD GALES AND SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION THANKS TO ITS STRONG DYNAMICS AND TAP OF MOISTURE FROM THE TROPICS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... ONCE THE STRONG LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING MOVES NORTH AND CLEARS THE REGION AROUND SUNDAY...A FAIRLY BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO SET UP WITH ZONAL WEST TO EAST FLOW AND HIGH PRESSURE SOMEWHERE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA OR NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF THE AKPEN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. FOISY MAY 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| May 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 21, 6:15 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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