Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2008
Storm Warning 145, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 22, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 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. $$ PKZ141-230200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231338 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 540 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 UPDATE TO ZONE 125 MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-240200- .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 540 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. 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. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231414 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 540 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 120 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. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. WINDS BECOMING NW 30 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND SE 30 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE EVENING. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ 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 540 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. 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. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240007 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-241400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 59N 145W WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR 60N 143W THU EVENING. STRONG WEST FLOW IN THE GULF BEHIND THE LOW TONIGHT WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST FRI. $$ PKZ120-241400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-241400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-241400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-241400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-241400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-241400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-241400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Oct 21, 3:00 PM AKDT, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 21, 3:00 PM AKDT, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN REASONABLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 72 HOURS. GFS IS THE MOST
AGGRESSIVE IN MOVING THE GULF OF ALASKA LOWS INLAND. WE PREFER THE
NAM AND ECMWF SOLUTIONS...ESPECIALLY AT 60 HOURS WHEN GFS TRIES TO
MOVE THE GULF OF ALASKA LOW RAPIDLY INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT WHILE ECMWF
HOLDS THE LOW BACK CLOSER TO MIDDLETON ISLAND.
ALL MODELS FAILED TO INITIALIZE THE MOISTURE FIELD WELL...ESPECIALLY
IN THE LOWER LEVELS. GFS FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THE BROAD BAND OF
STAGNANT STRATUS/STRATOCUMULUS ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ALASKA AND RELATED SHOWERS ALMOST ENTIRELY. NAM DOES BETTER BUT POPS
ARE TOO HIGH. BOTH THE GFS AND NAM MORNING MOS PACKAGES ARE SUSPECT.
.SURFACE FEATURES...
THREE STRONG LOWS EACH WITH GOOD UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL BE
IMPACTING THE ANCHORAGE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN THE NEXT 60
HOURS.
LOW NO 1...A 976 MB LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 967 MB JUST SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TUE NIGHT
THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT WED EVENING.
LOW NO 2...A 961 MB IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL INTENSIFY TO 951 MB
JUST SOUTH OF ADAK TUE NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF
OF ALASKA THU MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL GRAZE THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING THEN MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS BY MORNING.
LOW NO 3...A 984 TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL DEVELOP 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF
CHIGNIK WED EVENING AND INTENSIFY TO 971 MB NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND THU
AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE ACROSS SOUTHERN
KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
MOST OF THE PRECIP FROM LOW NO 1 SHOULD REMAIN TO THE EAST OF THE
ANCHORAGE AOR...BUT WRAP AROUND PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH NORTHEASTERLY
SURFACE FLOW IS A CONCERN TONIGHT ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE
EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN.
PLENTY OF RAIN AND HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN
BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY AS LOW NO
2 PASSES JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST WWAK72 NPWALU FOR
DETAILS.
COLD AIR ADVECTION AND SNOW SHOWERS ON THE BACKSIDE OF LOW NO 3 WILL
IMPACT KODIAK ISLAND...THE ALASKA PENINSULA...EASTERN ALEUTIANS...AND
EASTERN BERING SEA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE LOW CENTER
ITSELF IS EXPECTED TO BE POSITIONED NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS IS A GOOD PATTERN FOR SNOW FOR THE PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AREA...WITH WARM MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT COUPLED WITH COOL
NORTHEASTERLY FLOW IN THE LOWEST LEVELS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS DYNAMIC...USHERING IN A SERIES OF
MODERATE LOWS OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
OUT WEST...UPPER LEVEL RIDGING AND WEAK NORTHWESTERLY FLOW AT THE
SURFACE WILL BRING COOLER AND EVEN MORE WINTER LIKE CONDITIONS TO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 186 191 185.
MARINE...GALES 120 130 132 150 160 179 411 412
STORMS 413 414 155 165 170 171 176
HURRICANE FORCE 172 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
ASB OCT 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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