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Storm Warning 182, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 20, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 20, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Oct 20, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 21, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

795 
FZAK51 PAFC 202308
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 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.

PKZ197-211400-
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 968 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 270 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND WEAKEN TO 971 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 988 MB
LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-211400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-211400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4
FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 5 FT
EXCEPT 10 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-211400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-211400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-211400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. 
RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT SOUTHWEST OF KALGIN ISLAND. NE
WIND 5 KT NORTHEAST OF KALGIN ISLAND SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT EXCEPT 5
FT NORTHEAST OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT NE 20 
KT NORTHEAST OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT EXCEPT 
5 KT NORTHEAST OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 210625 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

CORRECTED ZONES 121 140

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.

PKZ197-211400-
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 968 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 270 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND WEAKEN TO 971 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 988 MB
LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-211400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-211400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4
FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 5 FT
EXCEPT 10 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-211400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-211400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-211400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. 
RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT SOUTHWEST OF KALGIN ISLAND. NE
WIND 25 KT NORTHEAST OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT EXCEPT
5 FT NORTHEAST OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT NE 20 
KT NORTHEAST OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT EXCEPT 
5 KT NORTHEAST OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 210711 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1110 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

UPDATED ZONES 121 129 140

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.

PKZ197-211400-
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 968 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 270 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AND WEAKEN TO 971 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 988 MB
LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-211400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-211400-
RESURRECTION BAY
1110 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 4
FT EXCEPT 8 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 5 FT
EXCEPT 10 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-211400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-211400-
PASSAGE CANAL
1110 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-211400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. 
RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
1110 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. NE OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...SW OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. NE OF KALGIN ISLAND...
NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-211400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 211202
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 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.

PKZ197-220200-
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 971 MB LOW NEAR 550 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 100
NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 983 MB LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
DISSIPATE. A 974 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAND
POINT AT 978 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A 970 MB LOW WILL
MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN
MOVE TO NEAR 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK AT 963 MB FRIDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-220200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.

.THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT
BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-220200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-220200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING EAST WIND 25 KT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-220200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009

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

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-220200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT...BECOMING E WIND 25 KT EAST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 14 FT WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-220200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO THE NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-220200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-220200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT
EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-220200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
Oct 20, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC57 hr
Oct 20, 11:10 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC41 hr
Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Oct 21, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Oct 21, 12:34 PM AKDTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFC24 hr

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