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Gale Warning 635, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 16, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 16, 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.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 16, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 17, 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 161145
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 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.

PKZ197-170200-
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 980 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE
TO 60 NM WEST OF SITKINAK BY THU AFTERNOON AT 985 MB THEN WEAKEN TO
992 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK THU NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 150 NM WEST
OF PRINCE RUPERT THU AFTERNOON WILL BECOME A 995 MB MB LOW 120 NM
SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THU NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-170200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 30 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-170200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING EAST
THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT SOUTH OF SEAL ISLAND THIS MORNING.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST THIS
MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND... NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-170200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 162044 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1240 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

UPDATED ZONES 120 125 129 141

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.

PKZ197-170200-
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 980 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE
TO 60 NM WEST OF SITKINAK BY THU AFTERNOON AT 985 MB THEN WEAKEN TO
992 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK THU NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 150 NM WEST
OF PRINCE RUPERT THU AFTERNOON WILL BECOME A 995 MB MB LOW 120 NM
SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THU NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-170200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
1240 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-170200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1240 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170200-
PASSAGE CANAL
1240 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT BARREN ISLANDS AND WEST THIS
MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-170200-
KACHEMAK BAY
1240 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 162302
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 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.

PKZ197-171400-
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 979 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 986 MB 
AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM WEST OF SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON AND THEN
DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW WILL FORM 200 NM WEST OF THE 
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTH 
OF CAPE SUCKLING FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-171400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-171400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-171400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN
ISLAND. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-171400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 170025 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED
425 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

UPDATED AREAS 120 125 129

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.

PKZ197-171400-
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 979 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 986 MB 
AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM WEST OF SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON AND THEN
DISSIPATE THU NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW WILL FORM 200 NM WEST OF THE 
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTH 
OF CAPE SUCKLING FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-171400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
425 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-171400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
425 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-171400-
PASSAGE CANAL
425 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-171400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-171400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-171400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-171400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN
ISLAND. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-171400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 171136
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 17 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.

PKZ197-180200-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 17 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 982 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB 150 NM
SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW 120 NM WEST OF
PRINCE RUPERT THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT
FRI NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-180200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 17 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-180200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 17 2009

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-180200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-180200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-180200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 17 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-180200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-180200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 17 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-180200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-180200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 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 Sep 15, 1:20 PM AKDT, 14 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 15, 1:20 PM AKDT, 14 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
120 PM AKDT TUE SEP 15 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LONG WAVE CARVED OUT BY A RELATIVELY STRONG 150 KNOT JET SPANS
ALL THE WAY FROM THE BERING TO THE GULF.  THE TWO KEY UPPER LEVEL
FEATURES ARE THE CLOSED LOW OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND THE CLOSED UPPER
LEVEL LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF.  THE ALEUTIAN LOW IS VERTICALLY STACKED
TO THE SURFACE AND IS CURRENTLY BRINGING STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.  A
990MB SURFACE LOW IS CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE GULF AND WILL RAPIDLY
STRENGTHEN OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT MOVES NORTH AND WEST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE ALEUTIAN LOW AS IT TRACKS EAST INTO
THE GULF. THIS IS A BIG IMPROVEMENT OVER YESTERDAYS RUNS THAT HAD
DISAGREEMENT ON TIMING.  THE MAIN FOCUS RIGHT NOW IS THE LOW
CURRENTLY JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF.  CURRENT FORECAST IS TRENDING
TOWARDS THE 12Z GFS WHICH APPEARS TO BE THE SUPERIOR SOLUTION.
IGNORING THE 06Z GFS THERE IS GREAT RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY WITH THE
LOW AS IT TRACKS NORTH AND WEST TO KODIAK ISLAND. THE GFS IS
BOTTOMING THE LOW OUT IN THE MID 970S FRIDAY JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF
THE ISLAND AND THEN LEAVING IT RELATIVELY STATIONARY OVER THE ISLAND
AS IT WEAKENS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.  IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT
THE LAST TWO RUNS OF THE ECMWF BRING THE LOW ALL THE WAY INTO THE
BRISTOL BAY REGION WHILE WEAKENING IT SIGNIFICANTLY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
AN EXITING SHORTWAVE IS BRINGING NEGATIVE VORTICITY ADVECTION TO
THE REGION RESULTING IN MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES FOR TODAY.  CLOUDS SHOULD
BEGIN STREAMING INTO THE AREA TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE RAPIDLY
DEVELOPING LOW IN THE GULF.  WINDS SHOULD ALSO BE INCREASING OVER
THE NEXT 24 HOUR FOR MOST COASTAL LOCATIONS...MOST NOTABILITY OVER
KODIAK ISLAND. THE 12Z MODELS HAVE BACKED OFF ON THE WINDS SLIGHTLY
AND THIS WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE NEW FORECAST. AS FOR
PRECIPITATION...RAINFALL ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE WIDESPREAD
BUT WITH THE EASTERLY FLOW ALOFT...AREAS SITTING TO THE WEST OF
MOUNTAIN RANGES WILL BE IN THE TYPICAL RAIN SHADOW. HOWEVER...MOST
EVERYONE SHOULD RECEIVE A SHOT OF PRECIPITATION AS THE STRONGER
UPPER LEVEL WAVES ROTATE AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE LOW. IF THE GFS
SOLUTION PANS OUT...THE LOW WILL SIT OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND BRING A
SHOWERY REGIME TO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.SOUTHWEST...
A SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION IS TRIGGERING SHOWERS FROM
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA DOWN TO THE AKPEN.  A BRIEF DRYING TREND WILL
ENSUE FOR THE MAINLAND TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING AS DRY
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS MOVE THOUGH THE AREA.  THE UPPER LEVEL GULF
LOW WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEST TO KODIAK ISLAND AND BRING AN INCREASED
CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY.  EXPECT A SHOWERY
PATTERN THROUGH THE EXTENDED TO CONTINUE AS THE LONG WAVE TROUGH
REMAINS OVERHEAD.

.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
RAIN ALONG WITH GALE AND STORM FORCE WINDS ARE CONTINUING TO PLAGUE
THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ISLANDS...ALTHOUGH THE ALEUTIAN LOW WHICH
IS CURRENTLY AT 180 DEGREES LONGITUDE IS QUICKLY PROGRESSING
EASTWARD. AS IT DOES SO WIND SHOULD TAPER OFF AND TURN NORTHERLY
BEHIND THE LOW.  A RIDGE BUILDING INTO EASTERN RUSSIA LATE THIS
WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP THE WESTERN BERING FAIRLY
QUIET WHILE THE EASTERN ISLANDS WILL SEE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS AS A
LOW DROPS OUT OF THE ARCTIC LATE THIS WEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
GENERAL TROUGHING OVER THE MAINLAND SHOULD KEEP THE SHOWERS AND
CLOUDS AROUND FOR MUCH OF THE MAINLAND.  AS MENTIONED EARLIER...A
RIDGE BUILDING INTO EASTERN RUSSIA SHOULD KEEP THINGS RELATIVELY
QUIET OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH MOST OF THIS WEEKEND.
EARLY NEXT WEEK REMNANTS OF EX-TYPHOON CHOI-WAN WILL TRACK TOWARD
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.  DEPENDING ON HOW STRONG THE RIDGE BUILDS
WILL BE A BIG FACTOR ON WHETHER THIS EX-TYPHOON WILL MAKE ITS WAY
INTO OUR FORECAST AREA.  AS OF RIGHT NOW THE GFS AND ECMWF KEEP
THE LOW WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...HOWEVER THIS WILL NEED TO BE
CLOSELY WATCHED AS THIS COULD CHANGE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 120 130 152 172 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

WILSON SEP 09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.