Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 570, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 17, 2008, 10:15 PM AKDT. It was in force for 30 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, 10:15 PM AKDT (06:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-181400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$
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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 17, 5:00 PM AKDT, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 5:00 PM AKDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH ONLY MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE NORTHERN GULF DURING THE LAST FEW PERIODS. THE CONFLICT IN THE GULF OCCURS WITH THE LOCATION OF THE WEAKENING LOW FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE NAM AND ECWMF PLACE THE LOW OVER THE COOK INLET WHILE THE GFS AND UKMET MOVE IT INTO THE NORTHERN GULF. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH BROUGHT A LOT OF RAIN TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MOVED INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND IS RAPIDLY FILLING. A RIDGE BEHIND THE LOW WILL RAPIDLY MOVE INTO THE GULF AS WELL AS THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION, CLEARING SOME OF THE CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA REMAINS VERTICALLY STACKED WITH A MODERATE LOW REFLECTED AT THE SURFACE. THIS LOW IS MOVING TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND. A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH OF THE LOW IS BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF STRENGTHENING AS A SUBTROPICAL JET BEGINS TO TAKE CONTROL OF IT. HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE WESTERN BERING WHILE NORTH WINDS PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER KODIAK ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL PERSIST AND GET A LITTLE STRONGER AS A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW FORMS OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA FRIDAY. CLOUDS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR THROUGH FRIDAY. A MODERATE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST AND STALL OVER KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS INTO THE LOWER COOK INLET THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A 300 MB SOUTHERLY JET WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND HELP INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE WEATHER FRONT TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN ON THE WEST SIDE OF CHANNELED TERRAIN OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA, ANCHORAGE BOWL AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AND WILL BECOME SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN AS A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING FRIDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR SEWARD WILL MOVE NORTHWARD TOWARDS BARROW BY SUNDAY. A TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTH OF THE LOW WILL SWING NORTH AND THROUGH EASTERN ALASKA INTO THE WEEKEND AND WILL LIE ALONG THE NORTHERN ALAKSA COAST AND NORTHWEST CANADA SUNDAY. CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER MOST OF SOUTHERN MAINLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE TURNAGAIN ARM, HILLSIDE AND PORTAGE VALLEY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. MARINE...GALES 120, 125, 130, 132, 138, 140, 150, 155 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 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | ||
| Sep 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Sep 17, 7:20 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Sep 17, 10:15 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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