Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 445, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 21, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 21, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
222 FZAK51 PAFC 212251 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 21 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-221400- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1018 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND WEAKENS TONIGHT. A 1014 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AND INTENSIFIES TO 1002 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-221400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-221400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 21 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-221400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 21 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-221400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 21 2009 .TONIGHT...EAST WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-221400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-221400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-221400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-221400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 21 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-221400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 21 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 221201 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1009 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL BECOME A 1002 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-230200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-230200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-230200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-230200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-230200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-230200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-230200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-230200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-230200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VARIABLE WIND 10 KT NIGHT AND MORNING. $$
589 FZAK51 PAFC 222242 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES TO 320 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-231400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-231400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD... E WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD... E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-231400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-231400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-231400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-231400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-231400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 22 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231201 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL BECOME A 1007 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT AFTERNOON AND EVENING. N WIND 10 KT OR LESS NIGHT AND MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. TOWARD KAMISHAK BAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 15 KT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO S 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 231242 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS 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- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL BECOME A 1007 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SUN NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-240200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-240200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT AFTERNOON AND EVENING. N WIND 10 KT OR LESS NIGHT AND MORNING. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ125-240200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-240200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. TOWARD KAMISHAK BAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 15 KT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-240200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-240200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-240200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO S 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-240200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 232305 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 1004 MB MON AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-241400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-241400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...EAST WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-241400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-241400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-241400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-241400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-241400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-241400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 240011 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED 410 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 UPDATED AREAS 121 125 138 AND 140 COASTAL WATERS 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- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 1004 MB MON AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-241400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-241400- RESURRECTION BAY 410 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...EAST WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-241400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 410 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-241400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-241400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-241400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 410 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-241400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 410 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-241400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 23 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 241146 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 24 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ197-250200- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1006 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT BECOMES AN ELONGATED TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM THE EXTREME SOUTHERN GULF TO YAKUTAT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-250200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...EAST WIND 15 KTS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-250200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-250200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-250200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-250200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 24 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at May 21, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 21, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKDT THU MAY 21 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS ARE REASONABLE WITH THE NAM SLIGHTLY BETTER ON POSITION OF LOW CENTER OVER THE SE GULF OF ALASKA. FORECAST TRENDS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT AND REASONABLE. THE GFS/ECMWF HAVE CONVERGED TOWARD A COMMON SOLUTION WITH THE LOW THAT ENTERS THE SW GULF TONIGHT. OVERALL...WILL LEAN WITH THE GFS AND MAKE SOME SHORT TERM ADJUSTMENTS WITH NAM. .UPPER LEVELS...BLOCKING PATTERN IS STILL FORECAST TO SET UP ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO AND HOLD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS UPPER CENTER HAS MOVED JUST SOUTH OF THE WESTERN AK PEN THIS MORNING. THIS LOW IS STILL EXPECTED TO BECOME CUT-OFF FROM THE WESTERLIES FRI AND SHOULD LINGER IN THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH SAT...THEN DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTH AND WEAKEN INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA BUILDS WEST AND SETS UP OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR/ARCTIC OCEAN FRI AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE RIDGE WILL REBUILD OVER THE BERING SEA LATE FRI AFTER A SHORT WAVE MOVES SE ACROSS THE BERING SEA. THIS RIDGE WILL LINK UP WITH HIGH OVER THE NORTHERN MAINLAND FRI NIGHT/SAT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .EAST...WEAK LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF THIS MORNING IS WORKING ITS WAY TOWARD KODIAK. CENTER WILL LIKELY BRING SMALL CRAFT WINDS TO THE NORTHERN COASTAL MARINE AREAS TONIGHT AND SPREAD RAIN/SHOWERS ALONG COASTAL LOCALS/KODIAK ISLAND. GENERAL PATTERN WITH A THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE INTERIOR WITH A RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MESOSCALE WINDS LIKELY TO BE STRONGEST OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY WITH A COMBINATION OF STRONG ISALLOBARIC PRESSURE RISES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND STRENGTHENING INTERIOR THERMAL TROUGH. ALTHOUGH THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN SOME THIS WEEKEND...THE NORTHERN GULF RIDGE SHOULD WEAKEN SOME...THE RESULTANT AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS SHOULD SOMEWHAT LESS. CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE UNSTABLE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH INTENSIFYING INTERIOR THERMAL TROUGH. THAT SAID...STABILITY INDICES POINT TOWARD THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE FOR THE COPPER RIVER BASIN/SUSITNA VALLEY FRI. THUNDERSTORMS A LITTLE MORE WIDESPREAD AND INTRUDING INTO THE NORTHERN MAT ON SAT. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA...NOT BIG CHANGES HERE. THERMAL TROUGH STRENGTHENS OVER THE INTERIOR. AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THUNDERSTORMS FORECAST FOR THE KUSKOKWIM VALLY TODAY WILL SPREAD TO THE DELTA FRI AND INTERIOR BRISTOL BAY ON SAT. .BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/AK PEN...WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED WAVES MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA/EAST-CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK OVER THE BERING SEA SAT AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG ZONES 101 111 AND 141. RMC MAY 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 38 hr | |
| May 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 38 hr | |
| May 22, 7:37 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 38 hr |
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