Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 161, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Sep 24, 2009, 4:05 PM 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
- Sep 24, 2009, 4:05 PM AKDT (00:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2009, 4:00 PM 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 250007 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 405 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 UPDATED ZONES 132 138 AND 140. COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-251400- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 232 NM SW OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 988 MB BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IT THEN MOVES INTO THE YUKON ON SATURDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-251400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT. EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-251400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SEAS TO 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-251400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 405 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W WIND 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 50 KT. NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-251400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 405 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-251400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 405 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. 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 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-251400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 250108 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 510 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-251400- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 232 NM SW OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 988 MB BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IT THEN MOVES INTO THE YUKON ON SATURDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-251400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT. EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-251400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD...E WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SEAS TO 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 510 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-251400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 405 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W WIND 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 50 KT. NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-251400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 405 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-251400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 405 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. 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 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-251400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 250244 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 UPDATED ZONES 121 AND 130 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. PKZ197-251400- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 232 NM SW OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 988 MB BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IT THEN MOVES INTO THE YUKON ON SATURDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-251400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT. EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-251400- RESURRECTION BAY 640 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 510 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 640 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT TOWARD MORNING. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-251400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 405 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W WIND 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 50 KT. NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-251400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 405 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-251400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 405 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. 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 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-251400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 250321 AAD CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 UPDATED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-251400- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 232 NM SW OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 988 MB BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IT THEN MOVES INTO THE YUKON ON SATURDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-251400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 720 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT. EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-251400- RESURRECTION BAY 640 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 510 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 640 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT TOWARD MORNING. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-251400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 405 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W WIND 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 50 KT. NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-251400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 405 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-251400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 405 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. 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 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-251400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 251157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM 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. PKZ197-260200- 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 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .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 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 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...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 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. $$ PKZ138-260200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W WIND 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-260200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 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. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT SEAS 4 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT SOUTH 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. $$ PKZ141-260200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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. $$ PKZ141-260200- KACHEMAK BAY 700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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. $$ PKZ141-260200- KACHEMAK BAY 700 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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. $$ PKZ141-261400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Sep 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKDT THU SEP 24 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE LATEST MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON
POSITIONING AND MOVEMENT OF THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
THE LOW OVER THE BERING SEA. THE UKMET IS A LITTLE WEAKER ON PRESSURE
WITH WESTERN BERING LOW AND WITH THE LOW LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE GFS AND NAM ARE BOTH ACCEPTABLE SOLUTIONS FOR
THE FORECAST PERIOD THROUGH 72 HOURS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE LOW SOUTH OF ALASKA PENINSULA IS
BRINGING HEAVY RAIN TO KODIAK TODAY...OVER AN INCH SINCE 4AM/ WITH
STEADY RAIN MOVING INTO THE SOUND. WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING GENERALLY
TO 40 MPH OVER KODIAK AND THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY. GALES ARE OCCURRING
ACROSS THE GULF AND BARREN ISLANDS.
IN THE WEST RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE BEING REPORTED OVER THE
SOUTHERN BERING, THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS, AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
WINDS ACROSS THOSE REGIONS HAVE BEEN GUSTY AROUND 40MPH. RAIN HAS
BEEN STAYED EAST OF DILLINGHAM IN BRISTOL BAY WITH SNOW/RAIN AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...A MODERATE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL
MOVE TO EAST OF CORDOVA BY FRI EVENING. WITH THIS LOW EXPECT RAIN
WITH SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY FROM EASTERN BRISTOL
BAY AND KODIAK TO SOUTH CENTRAL AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. EXPECT
GALES IN ADVANCE OF THE LOW WITH STORMS NEAR THE NORTH GULF COAST
THIS EVENING AND GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS SOUTH AND WEST OF THE LOW
FRIDAY.
THE LOW OVER BERING SEA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY
NIGHT AND WILL BE JUST SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
RAIN OR RAIN/SNOW MIX EXPECTED WITH THIS LOW WITH GALE WINDS ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THE LOW FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE ALASKA
PENINSULA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
.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 120.
GALES 130 132 138 140 150 155 170 172 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JWP 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, 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 | |
| Sep 25, 7:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr |
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Sources
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