Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 520, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 30, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 30, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 301133 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 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. PKZ197-310200- 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1010 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 1006 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND MOVE ONSHORE THE KENAI PENINSULA THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-310200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-310200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-310200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-310200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-310200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-310200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-310200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-310200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 301254 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 CORRECTED ZONES 129 140 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. PKZ197-310200- 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1010 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 1006 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND MOVE ONSHORE THE KENAI PENINSULA THURSDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE GULF THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-310200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-310200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-310200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-310200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E TO NE WIND INCREASING 25 TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-310200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-310200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-310200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-310200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
683 FZAK51 PAFC 302313 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 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. PKZ197-311400- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1005 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE ONSHORE THE KENAI PENINSULA THU EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ PKZ120-311400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-311400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-311400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-311400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-311400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-311400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-311400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 310102 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 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. PKZ197-311400- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1005 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE ONSHORE ON THE KENAI PENINSULA THU EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ PKZ120-311400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-311400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-311400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-311400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-311400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-311400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-311400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 310445 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 840 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 UPDATED 121 125 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. PKZ197-311400- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1005 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE ONSHORE ON THE KENAI PENINSULA THU EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ PKZ120-311400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-311400- RESURRECTION BAY 840 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-311400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 840 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-311400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-311400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-311400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-311400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 310717 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1120 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 UPDATED ZONES 130 132 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. PKZ197-311400- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1005 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE ONSHORE ON THE KENAI PENINSULA THU EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ PKZ120-311400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-311400- RESURRECTION BAY 840 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-311400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 840 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1120 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-311400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 1120 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-311400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-311400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-311400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 311143 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 31 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. PKZ197-010200- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-010200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT THIS AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-010200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 31 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT ENDING THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-010200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-010200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDMORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-010200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-010200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDMORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-010200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-010200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 FT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-010200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW BY MID MORNING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jul 29, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 29, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 29 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE LOW MOVING TROUGH BRISTOL BAY LAST NIGHT INCREASED IN STRENGTH MORE THAN EXPECTED AND HAS BROUGHT STRONG WINDS TO NUMEROUS AREAS IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND STEADY PRECIPITATION OVER MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WHICH HAS BEEN IN THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW FOR THE PAST DAY. UPPER LEVEL FLOW REMAINS STRONG FROM THE SOUTH OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THEN WEAKENS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TOWARD THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR THE 170W PARALLEL. NUMEROUS SHORT WAVES WILL DEVELOP AROUND THIS UPPER LOW COMPLEX OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND GIVE CONTINUED CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION. THE SURFACE LOW CENTER IS APPROACHING THE HOOPER BAY AREA AND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NEAR THE BERING STRAIT THURSDAY MORNING. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE WHOLE STORM SYSTEM IS WEAKENING BUT STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR CHANNELED TERRAIN. THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGION WILL SEE A BIT OF PRECIPITATION AS WELL AS GUSTY WINDS AS THE LOW MOVES OUT OF THE AREA TO THE NORTHWEST. A SIGNIFICANT SHORT WAVE IS SETTING UP SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THURSDAY WHICH WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DEVELOP A LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE ON SHORE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA THURSDAY EVENING AND THEM MOVE INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY BY FRIDAY MORNING. EXPECT ANOTHER SHOT OF RAIN IN THOSE AREAS AS THIS WAVE PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. THE EASTERN SECTION OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN LOOKS TO REMAIN DRY FOR THE MOST PART WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT OVER THE CHAKINA FIRE NEAR MCCARTHY. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MOST MODEL DIFFERENCES ARE MINOR THROUGH THE MID TERM OF THE FORECAST. A NAM/GFS LOOKS GOOD IN THE SHORT TERM...TRANSITIONING INTO A GFS/ECMWF BLEND IN THE MEDIUM RANGE. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS NEARLY UNCHANGED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA WITH PERIODS OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH SHORT WAVES MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THE EASTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA MAY GET A SHORT BREAK IN THE CLOUDS EARLY IN THE WEEKEND AS A SURFACE RIDGE LOOKS TO BUILD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE BREAKING DOWN AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING 125. FLOOD ADVISORY 121. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. JUL 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 62 hr | |
| Jul 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 30 min | |
| Jul 29, 4:30 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 30, 12:07 AM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jul 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jul 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 30, 4:31 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 30, 5:32 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 2 min | |
| Jul 30, 5:47 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 1 min | |
| Jul 30, 1:15 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 23 hr |
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