Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 556, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 8, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 42 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 8, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 10, 2008, 9:40 AM AKDT
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 082357 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 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. PKZ197-091400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND DIMINISH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. $$ PKZ120-091400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MID EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-091400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-091400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-091400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-091400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-091400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MID EVENING. E GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. E GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-091400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 091128 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 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. PKZ197-100200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 993 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THEN DISSIPATE ON WEDNESDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF. $$ PKZ120-100200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT...HIGHEST NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...WINDS BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-100200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...SOUTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-100200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-100200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. SHOWERS. SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-100200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-100200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TODAY...NE 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-100200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-100200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091211 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 410 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 CORRECTED ZONES 130, 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. PKZ197-100200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 993 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THEN DISSIPATE ON WEDNESDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF. $$ PKZ120-100200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 TO 40 KT...HIGHEST NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS TO 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...WINDS BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-100200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...SOUTH WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-100200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-100200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 410 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. SHOWERS. SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-100200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-100200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 410 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-100200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-100200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 092359 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 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. PKZ197-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THEN DISSIPATE ON WEDNESDAY. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT AND MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-101400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-101400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-101400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-101400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-101400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-101400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO SE 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100036 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 435 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 UPDATED AREAS 140 AND 141 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THEN DISSIPATE ON WEDNESDAY. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT AND MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-101400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-101400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-101400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-101400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-101400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-101400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 435 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO SE 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101400- KACHEMAK BAY 435 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100633 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1030 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 UPDATED AREAS 138 AND 141. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THEN DISSIPATE ON WEDNESDAY. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT AND MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-101400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-101400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-101400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-101400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-101400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1020 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-101400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 435 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO SE 35 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101400- KACHEMAK BAY 1030 PM AKDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101137 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 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. PKZ197-110200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 992 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-110200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING...OTHERWISE RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-110200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-110200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-110200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDMORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-110200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-110200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-110200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-110200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101301 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 UPDATE TO 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. PKZ197-110200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 992 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-110200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING...OTHERWISE RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-110200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-110200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 500 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-110200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDMORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-110200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-110200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-110200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-110200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101750 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 940 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 UPDATE TO ZONES 121 AND 125. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-110200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 992 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-110200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 940 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-110200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-110200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 940 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-110200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NORTHWEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDMORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-110200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-110200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-110200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-110200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 10 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 8, 3:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 8, 3:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AKDT MON SEP 8 2008 CORRECTED HEADLINES. .MODEL DISCUSSION... ALL MODELS INITIALIZE WELL AND ARE IN GREAT AGREEMENT ON MAJOR FEATURES THROUGH 48 HOURS. SOME DIFFERENCES FROM PREVIOUS RUNS INCLUDE THE HANDLING OF THE LOW APPROACHING THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. PREVIOUS RUNS WERE CONSISTENTLY BRINGING THE LOW TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND WHILE A SECONDARY LOW FORMS UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL CENTER BACK TOWARD BRISTOL BAY. THE GFS WAS THE FIRST AND NOW THE NAM AND ECMWF AGREE ON A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK OF THE LOW ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND INTO BRISTOL BAY. WHILE IT MAKES SENSE TO TAKE THE LOW NORTHWARD UNDER THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH...STILL THINKING THAT SOME REMNANT LOW MAY REMAIN NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WHICH WILL MAKE SUBTLE DIFFERENCES IN THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FROM COOK INLET TO SHELIKOF STRAIT. ANOTHER MORE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE AND WHERE THE MODELS ARE DIVERGING AT 48 HOURS IS THE HANDLING OF A DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THE LATEST RUN OF THE GFS IS MUCH MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN OTHER MODELS INCLUDING EVEN THE GFS MEAN ENSEMBLE. AFTER COORDINATION WITH HPC...AGREED TO STICK WITH THE PREVIOUS RUN OF THE GFS WHICH IS MUCH MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE EUROPEAN AND EVEN THE NAM AT THIS POINT. IT IS LIKELY THE MODELS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME TRANSITIONING THE UPPER LOW FROM SIBERIA ACROSS THE BERING SEA TOWARD THE LONG WAVE TROUGH LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND LATER THIS WEEK. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A 996 MB LOW IS DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS THE LATEST OF MANY DEVELOPING SURFACE LOWS UNDER THE LARGE LONG WAVE UPPER TROUGH LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS CONTROL TO THE WEST OF THIS FEATURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH CENTRAL...THE APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL BRING SEVERAL CHALLENGES TO THIS AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE. THE FIRST WILL BE THE STRENGTH AND TIMING OF THE CHANNELED WINDS THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. THE INITIAL WARM FRONT WILL INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS AND INCREASE THE TURNAGAIN ARM WIND TONIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR GUSTS TO REACH JUST BELOW WARNING CRITERIA FOR A SHORT PERIOD OVERNIGHT UNTIL THE INITIAL FRONT PASSES. THE WARM FRONT WILL ALSO PROVIDE ISENTROPIC LIFT THAT WILL BRING CATEGORICAL RAINS FROM THE WESTERN KENAI UP TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY LATE TONIGHT. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...THE GRADIENT WILL SHIFT ITS ORIENTATION ENOUGH TO FAVOR A PORTAGE VALLEY WIND EVENT. ANOTHER CONCERN WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WHERE THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED. THE BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS HAVE ALLOWED RIVER AND CREEK LEVELS TO SUBSIDE BUT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FORECASTED THROUGH MID WEEK WILL LIKELY BRING BACK FLOODING CONCERNS. WILL CONTINUE TO COORDINATE WITH THE RFC AND MONITOR RIVER GAUGES AROUND THE AREA. RAIN WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AS SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT PERSISTS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE IS FED NORTHWARD OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC. WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... CONCERN OUT WEST WILL BE THE EXACT TRACK OF THE WEAKENING LOW AS IT CROSSES THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE AFFECT IT HAS ON SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. STEADY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL GIVE WAY TO SHOWERS TUESDAY. A BRIEF BREAK IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN SYSTEMS MID TO LATER IN THE WEEK. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... WIDESPREAD FOG PERSISTS UNDER HIGH PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS. AS MENTIONED IN THE MODEL DISCUSSION...THERE IS MUCH DISAGREEMENT WITH THE PATH OF THE LOW DEVELOPING WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS. WHILE THE PATTERN CHANGE SEEMS INEVITABLE WITH A LOW DEVELOPING WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS AND MOVING TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA...THE TIMING OF THIS CHANGE REMAINS UNCERTAIN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD WATCH 125. MARINE...GALE WARNING ZONES 120 125 130 132 175 176 351 352. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB SEP 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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