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Gale Warning 461, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 10, 2010

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 10, 2010, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 10, 2010, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2010, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

758 
FZAK51 PAFC 101157
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

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 THU JUN 10 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH THU EVENING. A 996 MB LOW
600 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT
985 MB THU NIGHT AND THEN TO 300 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 985
MB FRI NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF FROM THE SOUTH
THU NIGHT AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-110200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-110200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-110200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-110200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-110200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-110200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
330 
FZAK51 PAFC 102348
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

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.

PKZ197-111400-
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 987 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF
SEWARD AND STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB BY FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN TO
995 MB 200 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING BY SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-111400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-111400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF
SEAL ISLAND. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 15 FT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT SEAS 17 FT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.

.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
439 
FZAK51 PAFC 111204
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

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.

PKZ197-120200-
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 979 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB FRI NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN
MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND WEAKEN TO 1005 MB SAT NIGHT. A
WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST
FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-120200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...STRONGEST S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-120200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-120200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-120200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-120200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...STRONGEST SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6
FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-120200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
634 
FZAK51 PAFC 112338
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

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.

PKZ197-121400-
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 980 MB LOW ABOUT 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO AROUND 250
NM WEST OF SITKA AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL
THEN MOVE TO THE VICINITY OF SITKA AND CONTINUE WEAKENING TO 1015 MB
SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-121400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. EXCEPT E WIND 45 KT EAST OF CAPE
HINCHINBROOK THIS EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-121400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-121400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-121400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-121400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 11 FT WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-121400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
199 
FZAK51 PAFC 120203 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
600 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

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.

PKZ197-121400-
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 980 MB LOW ABOUT 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO AROUND 250
NM WEST OF SITKA AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL
THEN MOVE TO THE VICINITY OF SITKA AND CONTINUE WEAKENING TO 1015 MB
SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-121400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
600 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. EXCEPT E WIND 55 KT EAST OF CAPE
HINCHINBROOK THIS EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-121400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-121400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-121400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-121400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 11 FT WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-121400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 11 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
149 
FZAK51 PAFC 121201
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 12 2010

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.

PKZ197-130200-
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 12 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 1010 MB LATE
SUNDAY MORNING 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA AND THEN MOVES ONSHORE.

$$

PKZ120-130200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 12 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E WIND 30 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 12 2010

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-130200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 12 2010

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 12 2010

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 12 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 12 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...STRONGEST S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8
FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 12 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 12 2010

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 12 2010

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jun 9, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1 PM AKDT WED JUN 9 2010

CORRECTION TO MARINE WARNINGS

.MODEL DISCUSSION...ALL MAJOR MODELS INITIALIZED LARGE-SCALE FEATURES
WELL. TENDING TO LEAN TOWARDS GFS SINCE THIS WAS THE MODEL OF CHOICE
ON THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. NAM, ECMWF AND UKMET ALL BRING DEVELOPING
LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC TO JUST SOUTH OF GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.  NAM IS A LITTLE WEAKER ON THE STRENGTH AT THAT TIME BUT
EVENTUALLY GETS CLOSER TO THE OTHER MODELS CENTRAL PRESSURE LATER ON.
ALL MODELS MOVE THE LOW INTO THE GULF ON SATURDAY.

BOTH UKMET AND ECMWF PUSH THE WESTERN BERING SEA LOW FARTHER EAST
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SO WILL TREND TOWARDS THAT SOLUTION FOR THE BERING
SEA DURING THAT TIME FRAME. THE BERING SEA RIDGE WILL EVENTUALLY
SHIFT OFF TO THE EAST TO BE OVER THE WEST COAST OF MAINLAND ALASKA
SATURDAY NIGHT.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER DISTURBANCE NOW OVER EASTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST AND BRING STEADY
RAINS TO THE AREA BEFORE WEAKENING THURSDAY MORNING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA. TWO UPPER LOWS FORM OVER GULF OF ALASKA AND WESTERN BERING
SEA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON SHIFTING THE UPPER RIDGING TO BE OVER THE
WESTERN AND NORTHERN MAINLAND.  THIS RESULTS IN A RAINY AND WINDY
PATTERN OVER GULF COAST AND ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...SURFACE TROUGH WILL OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL
DISSIPATE THURSDAY NIGHT SHIFTING THE MAIN AXIS OF THE TROUGH
NORTHWARD OVER THE INTERIOR.  THIS IS WHERE THE BULK OF THE T-STORMS
WILL BE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN
ISOLATED T-STORM NEAR THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
GALE WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF AS THE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC
MOVES INTO THE AREA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. MIGHT SEE SOME LOCALLY GUSTY
WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE GULF OF ALASKA COASTLINE
AHEAD OF THE GULF LOW WITH THE RIDGE AXIS ALIGNED WITH THE COAST
STARTING THURSDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...OVERALL PATTERN SHIFTS TO LARGE UPPER LOW OVER
BERING SEA WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW INUNDATING MAINLAND ALASKA. EXPECT
COOLER AND WETTER WEATHER BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 132 AND 150.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JWP JUN 10

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Jun 9, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC6 days
Jun 9, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Jun 9, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jun 9, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jun 10, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Jun 10, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr

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Sources

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