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Gale Warning 521, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 30, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 30, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 30, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 31, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
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.  

$$

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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 30, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC38 hr
Jul 30, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jul 30, 4:56 PM AKDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAFC66 hr
Jul 30, 11:20 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 hr
Jul 31, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jul 31, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC26 hr

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