Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 661, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 25, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 252330 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 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. PKZ197-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON AND TO 1006 MB 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-261400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING BY NOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-261400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-261400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-261400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. STRONGEST WIND AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-261400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 260050 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 450 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 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. PKZ197-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON AND TO 1006 MB 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-261400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING BY NOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 450 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUN... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N WIND 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-261400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-261400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-261400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. STRONGEST WIND AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-261400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 260607 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 UPDATED ZONES 125 140 141 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. PKZ197-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON AND TO 1006 MB 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-261400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING BY NOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1010 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-261400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-261400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-261400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1010 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. STRONGEST WIND AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-261400- KACHEMAK BAY 1010 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 260625 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1025 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 UPDATED ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-261400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON AND TO 1006 MB 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-261400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ENDING BY NOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1010 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-261400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-261400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-261400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1025 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NORTH END OF STRAIT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-261400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1010 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. STRONGEST WIND AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-261400- KACHEMAK BAY 1010 PM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261133 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 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. PKZ197-270200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 987 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY EARLY THIS MORNING MOVES TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 993 MB THIS EVENING. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AT 1002 MB MON AFTERNOON WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. $$ PKZ120-270200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-270200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-270200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING THE DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-270200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. WINDS BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-270200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-270200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-270200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-270200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS IN THE OUTER BAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS IN THE OUTER BAY. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS IN THE OUTER BAY. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261702 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 UPDATE FOR ZONE 129 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-270200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 987 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY EARLY THIS MORNING MOVES TO 200 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 993 MB THIS EVENING. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA AT 1002 MB MON AFTERNOON WHERE IT BECOMES STATIONARY AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. $$ PKZ120-270200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-270200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-270200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING THE DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-270200- PASSAGE CANAL 900 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. WINDS BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTHEAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-270200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-270200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-270200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-270200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS IN THE OUTER BAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS IN THE OUTER BAY. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS IN THE OUTER BAY. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 262322 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 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. PKZ197-271400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON THEN WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN TO 1012 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-271400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF CAPE CLEARE NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. CAPE CLEARE EAST NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-271400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-271400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-271400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-271400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-271400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-271400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-271400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-271400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 26 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Oct 25, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKDT SAT OCT 25 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A RELATIVELY TRANQUIL SETUP OVER THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING. A
BROAD MID TO UPPER TROUGH IS PRESENT...ROUNDED OUT BY THE JET STREAM
GOING SOUTHEAST FROM SIBERIA TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND TO
40N...THEN HEADING NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA. COLDER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ENCOMPASS NEARLY THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. LOOKING A
BIT CLOSER...A 1010 MB SURFACE LOW IS PRESENT THIS MORNING JUST
NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. THIS LOW DISSIPATES TODAY AS IT ABSORBED INTO
A STRONGER LOW FORMING IN THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF ALONG THE JET STREAM.
ALSO OF INTEREST IS A WEAK SHORTWAVE IN SOUTHWEST FLOW BRINGING SOME
LIGHT WARM ADVECTIVE SNOW TO THE COOK INLET REGION AND BRISTOL BAY
AREA TODAY.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT OVERALL. MODELS HAVE COME INTO FAIRLY
GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE SIGNIFICANT LOW MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE
GULF THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THERE ARE STILL SOME SMALL ISSUES WITH
THE SPEED OF THE LOW AND THE EXACT TRACK.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
WARM ADVECTION UP COOK INLET ALONG WITH SOUTHWEST UP INLET BREEZES
KEPT TEMPERATURES FROM GETTING NEARLY AS COLD AS THEY COULD HAVE
FROM PALMER TO ANCHORAGE AND THE KENAI PENINSULA. TEMPERATURES DID
HOWEVER DIP BELOW ZERO OVER PORTIONS OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND
COPPER RIVER BASIN. FOR TODAY AND THIS EVENING...SOME LIGHT SNOW
WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WARM ADVECTION FROM THE SOUTHWEST...WITH SNOW
POSSIBLE MAINLY FROM THE TALKEETNA AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS WEST.
A FAIRLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING IN THE NORTH
PACIFIC. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 986 MB THIS AFTERNOON AS IT
MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY. THE LOW THEN GRADUALLY WEAKENS
AS IT MOVES TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND
STALLS OUT. STRONG 55 KT WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH A FRONT MOVING OUT
AHEAD OF THE LOW...WITH THE STORM FORCE WINDS ENCOMPASSING MUCH OF
THE GULF ABSENT THE INNER WATERS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. AREAS WEST AND
NORTH OF A LINE FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE KENAI PENINSULA TO ANCHORAGE
TO GULKANA SHOULD REMAIN DRY FROM THIS SYSTEM. ONE OF THE MORE
SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED AREAS WILL BE KODIAK WHICH WILL SEE STRONG
NORTHEAST WINDS AND A RAIN SNOW MIX AS THE LOW PASSES SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK. CORDOVA AND VALDEZ WILL HAVE A STRONG OFFSHORE PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND WITH VERY COLD AIR OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...WILL
HAVE TO WATCH FOR LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY AND MONDAY FOR
CHANNELED TERRAIN FROM VALDEZ TO CORDOVA. COLD ADVECTION WILL RETURN
FOR ALL OF SOUTHCENTRAL SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS THE FLOW SHIFTS
OFFSHORE OVER THE AREA IN RESPONSE TO THE NORTHEASTWARD MOVEMENT OF
THE LOW TOWARD CORDOVA. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST INTO
TUESDAY AT LEAST.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
COMPLEX SETUP OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TODAY. A WEAK FRONT
EXTENDS EAST INTO BRISTOL BAY FROM A LOW NEAR DUTCH
HARBOR...BRINGING SOME LIGHT SNOW TO THE AREA. MEANWHILE...A WEAK
SYSTEM AROUND NORTON SOUND IS GRAZING THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WITH SOME
LIGHT SNOW THERE AS WELL. THE CORRIDOR FROM THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TO
THE NUSHAGAK HILLS IS IN A COL IN BETWEEN THE SYSTEMS. EVERYTHING
WILL BASICALLY TRANSITION INTO NORTHERLY FLOW THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG LOW MOVING TOWARD KODIAK FROM THE
SOUTH. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST ON
MONDAY WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES CONTINUING ESPECIALLY IN THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
A WEAK LOW JUST NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THIS MORNING WILL DISSIPATE
TODAY AS IT IS ABSORBED INTO THE STRONGER LOW MOVING NORTH TOWARD
KODIAK. A PROGRESSIVE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN
BERING/ALEUTIANS TODAY WILL MOVE EAST TO THE CENTRAL
BERING/ALEUTIANS ON SUNDAY AND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA MONDAY. COOL
TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH A FEW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FOR AREAS ALONG
AND EAST OF THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS
SYSTEM WILL PROGRESS EAST THROUGH THE BERING/ALEUTIANS THROUGH
TUESDAY...BRINGING GENERALLY GALE FORCE WINDS AND WARMER
TEMPERATURES WITH RAIN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A BLOCKING AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE
MAINLAND THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH GENERALLY DRY AND COLD
CONDITIONS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING ZONES 120 130 132 150 351 352.
GALE WARNING ZONES 138 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
FOISY OCT 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 25, 4:40 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Oct 25, 10:10 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 26, 5:03 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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