Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 563, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 15, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 15, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 16, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 152313 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 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. PKZ197-161400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 995 MB TUE AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-161400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-161400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF CAINES HEAD...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-161400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHENBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHENBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-161400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-161400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-161400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 160009 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 410 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 UPDATED ZONE 120 AND 130 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. PKZ197-161400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 995 MB TUE AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-161400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 410 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-161400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF CAINES HEAD...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-161400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 410 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 30 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. W OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-161400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-161400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-161400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 160529 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 UPDATED ALL ZONES EXCEPT 121 AND 129. 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. PKZ197-161400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 995 MB TUE AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-161400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 930 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-161400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING N WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF CAINES HEAD...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-161400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 930 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO E 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 930 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. W OF BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-161400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 930 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-161400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 930 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-161400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 930 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-161400- KACHEMAK BAY 930 PM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161148 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 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. PKZ197-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NORTH TO MONTAGUE ISLAND LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW THEN DISSIPATES OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON WED. A 983 MB LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-170200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-170200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WAVES EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-170200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-170200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-170200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT WEST 20 KT S OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT S OF CLAM GULCH. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-170200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161521 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 UPDATED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NORTH TO MONTAGUE ISLAND LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW THEN DISSIPATES OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON WED. A 983 MB LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-170200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON . SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-170200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WAVES EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-170200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-170200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-170200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT WEST 20 KT S OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT S OF CLAM GULCH. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-170200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161306 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NORTH TO MONTAGUE ISLAND LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW THEN DISSIPATES OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON WED. A 983 MB LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-170200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-170200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WAVES EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-170200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-170200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-170200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT WEST 20 KT S OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT S OF CLAM GULCH. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-170200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 162223 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 230 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 UPDATED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NORTH TO MONTAGUE ISLAND LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW THEN DISSIPATES OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON WED. A 983 MB LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-170200- RESURRECTION BAY 230 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-170200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HIGHEST WAVES EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-170200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-170200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-170200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT WEST 20 KT S OF CLAM GULCH. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 5 FT S OF CLAM GULCH. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-170200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 162316 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 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. PKZ197-171400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WED MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-171400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-171400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-171400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-171400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-171400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-171400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 15 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A FAIRLY BENIGN SETUP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DAYS AND THE DAYS TO COME. THE MAIN FEATURE THIS MORNING WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA IS A WEAK NEARLY STATIONARY VERTICALLY STACKED LOW JUST OFF THE SOUTHWEST COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS SURROUND THE LOW FROM THE EASTERN BERING TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND EAST INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. TWO SURFACE LOWS ARE APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE WEST...ONE IN THE FAR WESTERN BERING MOVING EAST AND THE OTHER SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVING EAST. THE LATTER LOW IS THE STRONGER LOW BECAUSE OF MORE UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT. ANOTHER LOW IS INTENSIFYING SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND MOVING NORTH TOWARD THE WEST CENTRAL GULF. .MODEL DISCUSSION... 0Z MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN BEGIN TO DIVERGE. ALTHOUGH MODEL AGREEMENT IS GOOD IN THE SHORT TERM...RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY HAS NOT BEEN THAT GREAT IN PARTICULAR WITH THE LOW MOVING NORTH IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. THEY SEEM TO BE SETTLING ON A SOLUTION WHICH TAKES THE LOW NORTH JUST WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. MODELS ARE STILL HAVING SOME TROUBLE AND SIGNIFICANT RUN TO RUN INCONSISTENCIES IN THE EXTENDED. FOR THE LOW RIDING EAST JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...MOST MODELS HAVE THE SAME BASIC IDEA OF BRINGING IT INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. STILL UNSURE WHERE THIS LOW WILL GO INTO NEXT WEEKEND...HOWEVER. MODELS ALL GENERALLY BUILD HIGH PRESSURE INTO THE BERING THURSDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND. LAST FEW MODEL RUNS HAVE KEPT OLD TYPHOON SINLAKU SOUTH OF OUR FORECAST AREA IN THE EXTENDED...BUT STILL WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... LIGHT BUT FAIRLY MOIST ONSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY WITH SOME LINGERING SHOWERS...WITH A WEAK SHORTWAVE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN TONIGHT. THE MAIN STORY IS A NEW LOW WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE NORTH INTO GULF TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL REACH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WITH THIS LOW WILL NOT BE TERRIBLY STRONG...GENERALLY SMALL CRAFT. HOWEVER...RAINFALL LOOKS TO BE FAIRLY ABUNDANT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...INCLUDING INLAND AREAS BECAUSE OF FAIRLY LIGHT WINDS WITH THE SYSTEM HELPING TO LESSEN THE DOWNSLOPING. RAIN SHOULD BEGIN OVER MAINLAND SOUTHCENTRAL LATE MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY MORNING. THIS LOW MOVES INLAND AND DISSIPATES WEDNESDAY...BUT ANY BREAK IN THE UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE SHORTLIVED AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON OR EVENING. SOUTHWEST MAINLAND... MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH GENERALLY SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE AREA WILL BE IN BETWEEN WEAK LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN BERING AND LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA/SOUTHCENTRAL...BUT THERE WILL STILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AROUND FOR RAIN CHANCES TO CONTINUE. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... COMPLEX PATTERN IN THE BERING/ALEUTIANS THROUGH MIDWEEK. ONE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE FAR WESTERN BERING TODAY WILL MOVE EAST TOWARD THE PRIBILOFS. A STRONGER LOW WITH A TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPING WILL SKIRT JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. MOST OF THE ENERGY WITH THE BERING LOW WILL BE ABSORBED INTO THE OTHER LOW ON WEDNESDAY AS IT PASSES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. NEITHER OF THE LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO BE TERRIBLY STRONG WITH WINDS PROBABLY STAYING BELOW GALE FORCE THROUGH MIDWEEK. .LONG TERM FORECAST... LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH UNSETTLED WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD INTO THE BERING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. FOISY SEP 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 15, 9:30 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 67 hr | |
| Sep 15, 9:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Sep 16, 2:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr |
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