Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 640, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 20, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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
- Oct 20, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 202255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 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. PKZ197-211400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 240 NM WEST OF SITKA MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 1002 MB TUESDAY MORNING. A 973 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AND INTENSIFIES TO 969 MB WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-211400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-211400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-211400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-211400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ138-211400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-211400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-211400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 211155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 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. PKZ197-220200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 850 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT LATE TUE NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 967 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 110 NM NORTHEAST OF YAKUTAT AT 972 MB WED AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A 957 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WED AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-220200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-220200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-220200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-220200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-220200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-220200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-220200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 212259 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 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. PKZ197-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 967 MB 120 NM SOUTH OF CAPE YAKATAGA TUE NIGHT THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT WED EVENING. A 984 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 180 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED EVENING AND INTENSIFY TO 971 MB NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. MIDDLETON ISLAND WEST...EAST WIND 20 KTS INCREASING TO NW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-221400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-221400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-221400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-221400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-221400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 220626 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1020 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 UPDATED ZONE 120 121 125 129 140 141 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. PKZ197-221400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 967 MB 120 NM SOUTH OF CAPE YAKATAGA TUE NIGHT THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT WED EVENING. A 984 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 180 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED EVENING AND INTENSIFY TO 971 MB NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1020 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. MIDDLETON ISLAND WEST...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-221400- RESURRECTION BAY 1020 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1020 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221400- PASSAGE CANAL 1020 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-221400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-221400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-221400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1020 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. LOWER WINDS AND SEAS N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-221400- KACHEMAK BAY 1020 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 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. PKZ197-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT EARLY THIS MORNING WEAKENS TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE AROUND NOON TODAY 25 NM EAST OF YAKUTAT. A 979 MB LOW DEVELOPS 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE TONIGHT AND MOVES ONSHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AT 976 MB THU EVENING. $$ PKZ120-230200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-230200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-230200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-230200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-230200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-230200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-230200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-230200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SOUTH END OF INLET...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BUILDING TO SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-230200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 221636 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 830 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 UPDATED ZONES 120 AND 130. MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT EARLY THIS MORNING WEAKENS TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE AROUND NOON TODAY 25 NM EAST OF YAKUTAT. A 979 MB LOW DEVELOPS 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE TONIGHT AND MOVES ONSHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AT 976 MB THU EVENING. $$ PKZ120-230200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 830 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-230200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-230200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-230200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-230200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 830 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-230200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-230200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-230200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SOUTH END OF INLET...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE...NW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .THU...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BUILDING TO SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-230200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 222312 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 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. PKZ197-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN TO 974 MB 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THU AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW DEVELOPS 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE TONIGHT AND MOVES ONSHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AT 975 MB THU EVENING. $$ PKZ120-231400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-231400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-231400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-231400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-231400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 30 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-231400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 8 FT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BUILDING TO SEAS 8 FT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230118 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 520 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 CORRECT ZONE 130 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN TO 974 MB 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THU AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW DEVELOPS 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE TONIGHT AND MOVES ONSHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AT 975 MB THU EVENING. $$ PKZ120-231400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-231400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-231400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-231400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-231400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 30 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-231400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 8 FT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BUILDING TO SEAS 8 FT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 230545 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 UPDATED ZONE 130. CORRECTED ZONE 140. 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. PKZ197-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN TO 974 MB 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THU AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW DEVELOPS 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE TONIGHT AND MOVES ONSHORE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AT 975 MB THU EVENING. $$ PKZ120-231400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-231400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-231400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-231400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 945 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-231400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-231400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 30 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-231400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 8 FT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO SEAS 8 FT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 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. PKZ197-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 974 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY THIS MORNING MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR CORDOVA THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW MOVES INTO THE GULF BEHIND THE LOW FOR TONIGHT AND FRI. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. WINDS BECOMING NW 30 KT WEST OF MIDDLE ISLAND AND SE 30 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS BECOMING N 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. WINDS BECOMING W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WINDS 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Oct 20, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 20, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKDT MON OCT 20 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
NOT SPECTACULAR AGREEMENT AMONGST THE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE...BUT AN
IMPROVEMENT FROM THE LAST FEW DAYS. OF COURSE THIS DEGRADES
SIGNIFICANTLY BEGINNING ABOUT DAY FOUR OF THE FORECAST (THURSDAY).
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND ANOTHER OVER THE NORTHERN
BERING SEA. WEAK RIDGE OVER CENTRAL ALASKA WITH THE ARCTIC JET TO
THE NORTH OF THE STATE AND THE (MAIN) SUBTROPICAL JET DOWN AROUND 40
DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE. THE TWO LOWS MENTIONED ARE GRABBING SOME
ENERGY FROM EACH JET.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
EXPECT THE GULF LOW TO WEAKEN TODAY AND THEN KICK OUT OF THE AREA TO
THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO ANOTHER LOW PUSHING UP FROM THE
SOUTH DUE IN THE NORTHERN GULF BY LATER TUESDAY. THE BERING LOW WILL
WORK EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA TODAY AND REACH THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY EARLY TUESDAY. THE BERING LOW WILL THEN
WEAKEN AS THE NEW GULF LOW DOMINATES THE PICTURE IN THAT AREA.
A RAPIDLY DEEPENING BOMB WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TUESDAY AND MOVE RAPIDLY EASTWARD...JUST SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIAN ISLAND CHAIN. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED FOR POSSIBLY
VERY HIGH WINDS LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE GULF LOW WILL KICK INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY AS THE
ALEUTIAN LOW WORKS INTO THE WESTERN GULF. ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
THIS LOW (THE FORMER ALEUTIAN ONE) WILL INTERACT WITH A POLAR LOW
DROPPING SOUTHWARD INTO CENTRAL ALASKA. AS MENTIONED...THE DETAILS
AT THIS TIME BECOME UNCLEAR AND CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST DROPS TO
VERY LOW LEVELS. PROBABLY THE MEAN LOW WILL BE OVER ALASKA NEXT
WEEKEND...BUT DETAILS ARE SKETCHY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 176.
GALE WARNING 175.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG OCT 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 21, 3:36 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 21, 3:52 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.