Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 658, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 25, 2009, 7:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 21 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
- Sep 25, 2009, 7:00 AM AKDT (15:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 252236 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...RETRANSMITTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 RETRANSMITTED 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. PKZ197-260200- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CORDOVA SATURDAY MORNING. A 1004 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SATURDAY NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANCE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ120-260200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. EXCEPT SE 25 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-260200- RESURRECTION BAY 700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-260200- PASSAGE CANAL 700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-260200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY... NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-260200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W WIND 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-260200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT SEAS 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-260200- KACHEMAK BAY 700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 251459 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 UPDATED AREAS 121 129 138 140 AND 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. PKZ197-260200- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CORDOVA SATURDAY MORNING. A 1004 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SATURDAY NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANCE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ120-260200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. EXCEPT SE 25 KT EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-260200- RESURRECTION BAY 700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-260200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-260200- PASSAGE CANAL 700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-260200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY... NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-260200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W WIND 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-260200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT SEAS 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-260200- KACHEMAK BAY 700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
867 FZAK51 PAFC 252317 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 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. PKZ197-261400- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR VALDEZ EARLY SAT MORNING. A 1008 MB LOW 165 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 1009 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-261400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-261400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-261400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-261400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-261400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 252359 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST..CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 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. PKZ197-261400- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR VALDEZ EARLY SAT MORNING. A 1008 MB LOW 165 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 1009 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-261400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-261400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-261400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-261400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-261400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 260523 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 138. 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. PKZ197-261400- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 989 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR VALDEZ EARLY SAT MORNING. A 1008 MB LOW 165 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AT 1009 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-261400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-261400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-261400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-261400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-261400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-261400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-261400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 920 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-261400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-261400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 261156 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009 CORRECTED ZONES 130 141 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. PKZ197-270200- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1009 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 250 NM WEST OF QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF AREA THE SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-270200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-270200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-270200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-270200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-270200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-270200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-270200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-270200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY... SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. KALGIN ISLAND NORTHWARD...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT... SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. KALGIN ISLAND NORTHWARD...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-270200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Sep 25, 5:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 5:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE SHORT TERM MODELS ARE VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING WITH THE
MOVEMENT OF LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA TODAY AND MOVING IT ONSHORE
NEAR CORDOVA AND INTO THE YUKON LATER TONIGHT. IN THE WEST THE MODELS
SEEM TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE LOW MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL
BERING TODAY AND NEAR KODIAK BY SATURDAY NIGHT. BEYOND THAT THERE ARE
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE EC AND GFS AS TO THE NORTHERN OR SOUTHERN
TRACK OF THE LOW ACROSS THE GULF...BUT IT SEEMS BOTH SOLUTIONS ARE
FAR ENOUGH SOUTH THAT IT KEEPS THE WEATHER OUT OF OUR AREA. THE NEXT
LARGE STORM ENTERING THE WESTERN BERING SUNDAY IS INITIALLY HANDLED
WELL...THE EC IS SLOWER MOVING IT EASTWARD AND TAKES A MORE SOUTHERLY
TRACK WHICH IS THE PREFERRED MOVEMENT...THE EC AND THE ENSEMBLES HAVE
BEEN CONSISTENT WITH SLOWER MORE SOUTHERN MOVEMENT.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE OLD TYPHOON ENTERING THE NORTHERN GULF TODAY WILL MOVE INLAND BY
TONIGHT AND WILL BE REPLACED BY WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING MOVING
INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW IN
THE CENTRAL BERING WILL CROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUE EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF BY SUNDAY.
A LONG WAVE WILL ROTATE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SUNDAY NIGHT FORMING
A CLOSED UPPER LOW WHICH WILL BECOME VERTICALLY STACKED WITH THE
SURFACE LOW AS IT MOVES EAST JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. A
STRONG 125 KT UPPER JET WILL CURVE UP INTO THE BEING BY SUNDAY GIVING
SUPPORT TO THIS STORM.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
WITH THE LOW MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF TODAY EXPECT RAIN WITH
SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING CHANGING TO ALL RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE RAIN OR RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT
BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS FOR THE WEEKEND. ALSO EXPECT
ALSO EXPECT GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS SOUTH AND WEST OF THE LOW TODAY
INTO TONIGHT.
SOUTHWEST...
MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OR RAIN ALONG THE
ALASKA RANGE IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND KING SALMON EAST FOR BRISTOL
BAY. POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED FOR HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OVER NIGHT.
ALEUTIANS/AKPEN/BERING...
WITH THE LOW NORTH OF THE THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN THIS MORNING DROPPING
DOWN TO THE WEST OF KODIAK BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL CONTINUE
ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. ALSO EXPECT GALE
FORCE WINDS ALONG THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW AS IT TRACKS EAST.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT STORM APPROACHES FROM
THE WEST.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INTO GULF ON SUNDAY AND THEN INTO
CANADA ON MONDAY. A STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON
SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BRING STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE AREA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 132.
GALES 120 130 138 140 150 155 160 165 170 171 171 175 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEP 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Sep 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 24, 4:05 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 24, 6:15 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Sep 24, 6:40 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Sep 24, 6:40 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Sep 24, 7:20 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.