Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 177, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 8, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Oct 8, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 10, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 082316 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 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. PKZ197-091400- 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WEAKENS FRIDAY AND MOVES NORTH. A 961 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRIDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 180 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY AND WEAKENS TO 969 MB FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-091400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-091400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-091400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-091400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-091400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 8 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 091130 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 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. PKZ197-100200- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRIDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO NEAR COLD BAY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-100200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-100200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ125-100200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-100200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-100200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES SOUTH END OF STRAIT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-100200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT...SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO E 40 KT TOWARD MORNING...SEAS 16 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT...SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-100200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091140 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 UPDATED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-100200- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 963 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRIDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO NEAR COLD BAY FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY NIGHT AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-100200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-100200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ125-100200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-100200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-100200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES SOUTH END OF STRAIT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-100200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT...SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO E 40 KT TOWARD MORNING...SEAS 16 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT...SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-100200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 092304 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 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. PKZ197-101400- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 963 MB SATURDAY MORNING. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. THIS FRONT THE STALLS AND WEAKENS THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-101400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-101400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-101400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-101400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS EVENING DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-101400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-101400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING DIMINISHING TO E 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING 45 KT THIS EVENING DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100704 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 UPDATED 120 121 129 140 141 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. PKZ197-101400- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 963 MB SATURDAY MORNING. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. THIS FRONT THE STALLS AND WEAKENS THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-101400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1100 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-101400- RESURRECTION BAY 1100 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-101400- PASSAGE CANAL 1100 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-101400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-101400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-101400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1100 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO E 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101400- KACHEMAK BAY 1100 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101027 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 225 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 UPDATED 121 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. PKZ197-101400- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 967 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 963 MB SATURDAY MORNING. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. THIS FRONT THE STALLS AND WEAKENS THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-101400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1100 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-101400- RESURRECTION BAY 225 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .REST OF TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-101400- PASSAGE CANAL 1100 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-101400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-101400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-101400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1100 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO E 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101400- KACHEMAK BAY 1100 PM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101152 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 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. PKZ197-110200- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 961 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL MOVES NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE BERING SEA TODAY. THE WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT THEN STALLS AND WEAKENS THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ PKZ120-110200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN. WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KTS. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-110200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-110200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-110200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-110200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-110200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-110200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-110200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Oct 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL INITIALIZATIONS REASONABLE. THE GFS CONTINUES WITH THE FASTEST
MOVEMENT ON DEVELOPING WAVE APPROACHING THE AK PEN FRIDAY. EC/NAM/GEM
LAG A LITTLE BEHIND. GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS TEND TO SUPPORT THE GFS
OPERATIONAL SOLUTION...SO WILL CONTINUE TO LEAN THAT WAY ON THIS
FORECAST PACKAGE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.EAST...THE MAIN WEATHER CHALLENGE IS THE FORECAST INTENSITY OF WINDS
AND QPF OVER SOUTHEAST EXPOSURES OF SOUTHCENTRAL/NORTH GULF OF ALASKA
OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GULF MAKES
SOME EASTWARD HEADWAY TONIGHT...THEN PUSHES NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON
SAT AS DEVELOPING NORTH PACK LOW MOVES NORTH AND GULF FLOW BECOMES
SOUTHEASTERLY. STRONG GRADIENTS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WILL BE ENHANCED
WITH APPROACH OF FRONTAL SYSTEM AND UPPER JET SUPPORT. SO SHOULD SEE
STRONG GAP WINDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...REACHING WARNING LEVELS IN
ZONE 101 TONIGHT. SHOULD SEE A BRIEF LULL IN WINDS IN SOUTHCENTRAL
FRI BEFORE BIG WINDS HIT FRI NIGHT WITH APPROACH OF STORM CENTER
HEADING TOWARD THE AK PEN. THIS CENTER LIKELY TO BE SOUTH OF SAND
POINT FRI EVENING AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA EARLY SAT MORNING.
WARNING LEVEL WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER KODIAK BEGINNING FRI AFTERNOON.
STRONG WINDS LIKELY TO SPREAD TO SOUTHCENTRAL WITH WARNING LEVELS IN
ZONES 101 AND 125 FRI NIGHT AND SAT MORNING. GALES AND STORMS LIKELY
OVER COASTAL MARINES AS WELL. GRADIENTS AND ASSOCIATED WINDS OVER
MUCH OF THE EAST WEAKENS LATE SAT AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS LOW MOVES
NORTH IN THE BERING SEA AND WEAKENS. ALONG WITH WINDS...QPF WITH DEEP
MOISTURE FETCH IS A CONCERN FOR SE EXPOSURES OF THE GULF FRI AND SAT.
RIVERS ARE FAIRLY LOW NOW...BUT WILL WAIT AND SEE HOW THINGS DEVELOP
FRI.
.WEST...OCCLUDED 970S LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES
SLOWLY NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEAKENS. ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT
MOVES OVER SW ALASKA TONIGHT AND WEAKENS. DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC
STORM MOVES SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRI EVENING AND INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA ON SAT MORNING. THIS CENTER THEN MOVES TO THE NORTH BERING
SEA SAT NIGHT AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. STRONG WINDS OVER THE
ALEUTIANS/AK PEN...AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT WILL DIMINISH AS
ALEUTIAN LOW WEAKENS AND DRIFTS NORTH. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN FRI
AND FRI NIGHT WITH APPROACH OF NORTH PACIFIC STORM CENTER. WARNING
LEVEL WINDS THROUGH GAPS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND EXPOSED CAPES
IN 161 LIKELY FRI NIGHT AND SAT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH
OF SW ALASKA THROUGH SAT EVENING THEN WEAKEN SAT NIGHT AS LOW WEAKENS
OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. RAIN OVER SW ALASKA WILL DIMINISH LATE
TONIGHT AS FRONT MOVES INLAND. RAIN INCREASES AGAIN FRI AFTERNOON
OVER BRISTOL BAY AND AK PEN AND SPREADS NORTH FRI NIGHT AS FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH STORM MOVES NORTH.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
IT APPEARS MOST OF THE STATE MAY FINALLY CATCH A BREAK FROM THE
ACTIVE WEATHER BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS STRONG RIDGING ALOFT CONTINUES
TO BUILD OVER THE STATE AND THE LOW IN THE ALEUTIANS DIGS INTO THE
SOUTHERN GULF OR NORTHEAST PACIFIC OCEAN. THIS SHOULD EVENTUALLY LEAD
TO MOSTLY OFFSHORE FLOW LEADING TO MUCH DRIER WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHERN
ALASKA...AND A RETURN TO COOLER TEMPERATURES.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 TONIGHT. HIGH WIND WATCHES 101 125
AND 171.
MARINE...STORMS 139,132,138,140,150, AND 160.
GALES 120,125,129,141,155 165 170 180 AND 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC OCT 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 8, 8:50 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 9, 5:01 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Oct 9, 5:07 AM AKDT | Coastal Flood Watch | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Oct 9, 5:13 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 30 hr |
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