Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 566, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 16, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 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. $$ PKZ141-171400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
10 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 162324 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-171400- .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. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. $$ PKZ141-171400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170627 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1025 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 UPDATED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-171400- .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. $$ PKZ120-171400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1025 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-171400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 1025 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 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. $$ PKZ141-171400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 170904 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 100 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-171400- .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. $$ PKZ120-171400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1025 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-171400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 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 100 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .REST OF TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 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. $$ PKZ141-171400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 171201 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 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. PKZ197-180200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF WHITTIER EARLY THIS MORNING DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND. A 986 MB LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN OVER KODIAK ISLAND AT 982 MB THU MORNING. THE LOW THEN BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 992 MB LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-180200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-180200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...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. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF NAKED ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF NAKED ISLAND. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-180200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-180200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-180200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-180200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-180200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 172319 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 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. PKZ197-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-181400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-181400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ129-181400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-181400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-181400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-181400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ141-181400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 172322 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 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. PKZ197-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-181400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-181400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ129-181400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-181400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-181400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-181400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ141-181400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 180615 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 UPDATED ALL ZONES EXCEPT 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. PKZ197-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-181400- RESURRECTION BAY 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-181400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ129-181400- PASSAGE CANAL 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-181400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-181400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-181400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ141-181400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 180706 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1105 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 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. PKZ197-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-181400- RESURRECTION BAY 1105 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-181400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ129-181400- PASSAGE CANAL 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-181400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-181400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-181400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ141-181400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 180716 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1105 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 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. PKZ197-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-181400- RESURRECTION BAY 1105 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-181400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ129-181400- PASSAGE CANAL 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-181400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-181400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-181400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1015 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ141-181400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 181209 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 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. PKZ197-190200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING DRIFTS TO KAMISHAK BAY THIS AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS TO 989 MB. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND AT 1002 MB LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-190200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-190200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-190200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-190200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-190200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-190200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SOUTH AND WEST OF KALGIN ISLAND NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...SE GUSTS TO 55 KT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...SE GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-190200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 16, 4:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... MAIN FEATURE OF INTEREST THIS MORNING IS A 994 MB SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. COPIOUS RAIN SURROUNDS THE LOW ALONG WITH WINDS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE GULF. A WARM FRONT EXTENDS OUT AHEAD AND NORTH OF THE LOW AND IS SPREADING RAIN INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. THE LOW MOVES NORTH INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EARLY WEDNESDAY. COMPLEX SETUP OUT WEST THIS MORNING...WITH A DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH OF ADAK...A WEAK LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING...AND AN OLD WEAK VERTICALLY STACKED LOW ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST. THE TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH OF ADAK WILL BECOME THE DOMINANT LOW OUT WEST AS IT IS IN THE MOST FAVORABLE POSITION WITH REGARDS TO THE JET STREAM OVER THE ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OUT WEST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. IN THE EAST...0Z MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE CURRENT LOW IN THE GULF AND ITS MOVEMENT INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...BUT ARE HAVING A BIT MORE TROUBLE WITH THE NEXT LOW. MODELS ARE JUST NOW COMING INTO BETTER...BUT STILL NOT PERFECT...AGREEMENT WITH THE NEXT LOW AS IT MOVES EAST TOWARD KODIAK LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY HAS BEEN POOR WITH ALL MODELS. 0Z RUNS HAVE CONVERGED TO TRACK THE LOW NEAR OR OVER KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY...AND QUITE STRONG TO AROUND 980 MB. 0Z GFS RUNS HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME LOCATION WITH THIS LOW FOR A COUPLE DAYS NOW (OVER KODIAK)...WHILE ALL 12Z GFS RUNS INTERESTINGLY HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT SOLUTION (BRISTOL BAY)...JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE WACKY MODEL BEHAVIOR. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL/SOUTHWEST MAINLAND... A 994 MB GALE FORCE LOW IS MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE GULF TODAY AND WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EARLY WEDNESDAY. UNLIKE SOME PREVIOUS SYSTEMS...THIS ONE WILL EASILY SPREAD RAIN OVER THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS TO INLAND AREAS. RAIN HAS ALREADY BEGUN FROM HOMER TO ANCHORAGE AND WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. IF IT WERE A MONTH LATER...THIS WOULD BE A GOOD SETUP FOR SNOW OVER INLAND SOUTHCENTRAL...BUT NOT QUITE YET. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ALONG AND EAST OF THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGE...WITH JUST SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND FOG OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. MEANWHILE...ANOTHER LOW WILL BE RIDING ALONG JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS STRENGTHENING ALL ALONG. THIS LOW WILL REACH KODIAK ISLAND AROUND THURSDAY MORNING AS A FAIRLY STRONG LOW. THE BREAK BETWEEN THE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW AND THE FIRST LOW WILL BE VERY BRIEF...AS HAS OFTEN BEEN THE CASE LATELY. THE SECOND LOW HAS A BETTER CHANCE OF SPREADING RAIN INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THAN THE FIRST LOW. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF ADAK THIS MORNING WILL RIDE JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA...STRENGTHENING ALL ALONG. A WEAK LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING MOVING TOWARD THE PRIBILOFS WILL DISSIPATE AND BE ABSORBED INTO THE STRONGER ABOVE MENTIONED LOW TUESDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL THEN DOMINATE THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS THROUGH THURSDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... FOR THE EXTENDED...GENERALLY SPEAKING...IT APPEARS THAT THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF OR KODIAK ISLAND WATERS WILL BE GRADUALLY WEAKEN BUT BE SLOW TO EXIT THE REGION...PERHAPS EVENTUALLY MOVING OUT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE MAINLAND LATE SUNDAY OR MONDAY. IT DOES LOOK LIKE NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL USHER IN THE COOLEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON SO FAR FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE APPEARS TO SETUP OVER THE EASTERN BERING WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE WEST/CENTRAL BERING/ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING ZONES 120 130 132 150 155 170 351. 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 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 17, 10:05 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Sep 17, 3:49 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 23 hr |
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