Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 567, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 17, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 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. $$ PKZ141-180200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-190200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 181213 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 125 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-190200- .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. $$ PKZ125-190200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ141-190200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 182305 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-191400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH SEWARD AND WEAKEN TO 996 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-191400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-191400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-191400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-191400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-191400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-191400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-191400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-191400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 191200 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 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. PKZ197-200200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 996 MB LOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND DRIFTS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND MOVES INLAND SAT MORNING NORTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-200200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. ELSEWHERE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-200200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. ELSEWHERE...SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-200200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-200200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-200200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-200200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 16, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS APPEAR TO BE IN BETTER AGREEMENT THIS MORNING, THOUGH GFS CONTINUES TO HAVE BIGGER CONTINUITY ISSUE THAN THE OTHER MODELS. THE ECWMF IS STILL THE MOST CONSISTENT MODEL. THE 12Z NAM IS IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE 00Z ECWMC AND CAN BE USED FOR THE SHORT TERM FORECAST. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE MAIN UPPER LOW OVER WESTERN ALASKA CONTINUES TO MOVE AN UPPER THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF TODAY. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA CONTINUES TO DRIFT INTO WESTERN CANADA. SCATTERED SHOWERS PERSIST OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE...THE LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH WITH THE WEATHER FRONT MOVING ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. RAIN FROM THIS STORM COVERS MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AS OT PUSHES EAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO SWING NORTH THROUGH KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TUESDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE GULF WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL REGION THROUGH TONIGHT THEN CHANGE TO SHOWERS FROM THE SOUTH BEHIND THE UPPER TROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO MUCH RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CROSS OVER THE ALEUTIAN RANGE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN OVER WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. A LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL CURVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND DEEPEN TO 982 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY. RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE WITH THE LOW THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT, THROUGH BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY AND INTO KODIAK ISLAND, KENAI PENINSULA, CENTRAL GULF COAST AND SUSITNA VALLEY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN OVER WESTERN THROUGH SATURDAY WITH A STRONG VORT MAX MOVING THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. RAIN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WILL REMAIN MOSTLY ALONG THE COAST THROUGH FRIDAY THEN CHANGE TO SHOWER THROUGH SATURDAY. THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL FLATTEN FRIDAY AS A WEATHER FRONT SWEEPS INTO THE BERING FROM THE WEST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120, 130, 132, 155, 170 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 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 | 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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