Gale Warning 686, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Sep 25, 2010, 7:50 PM AKDT (03:50 UTC)

Expired

Sep 26, 2010, 4:00 AM AKDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

106 
FZAK51 PAFC 260350 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
750 PM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

UPDATED ZONES 120 125 130 132 138 140 141

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.

PKZ197-261200-
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 974 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 
NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN EVENING. A 974 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF 
SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF
YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-261200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
750 PM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...WIND
INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. 
SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-261200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
750 PM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT 
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-261200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
750 PM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
750 PM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
750 PM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
750 PM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-261200-
KACHEMAK BAY
750 PM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 25, 5:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS REMAINED NEARLY STATIONARY
AND WEAKENED SINCE YESTERDAY. ANOTHER UPPER LOW OVER BEAUFORT SEA IS
EXTENDING A TROUGH INTO THE NORTHERN MAINLAND. A WEAK UPPER HIGH HAD
MOVED INTO THE CENTRAL BERING FROM THE SIBERIA OVERNIGHT. A DRY NORTH
TO NORTHWEST FLOW REMAINS OVER WESTERN ALASKA.

A SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN OVER THE GULF. THE GUSTY WINDS THAT
PLAGUED SOUTHCENTRAL FRIDAY HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED. GUSTY
NORTH WINDS STILL PERSIST OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA, BRISTOL BAY, THE
ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE EASTERN BERING.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.UPPER LEVELS...LOW OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN
INTERIOR WILL EXTEND INTO SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND THE NORTHERN GULF BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE DRY NORTHWEST FLOW OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL
INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND KENAI PENINSULA AND THE REST OF
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY.

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...A SURFACE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL
GULF WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE NEAR
MIDDLETON ISLAND SUNDAY. ANOTHER LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF SUNDAY WILL
MOVE INTO THE EASTERN GULF MONDAY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS OVER PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE AND THE TALKEETNA
AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION
THROUGH MONDAY. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA MONDAY
AFTERNOON AS A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS.

BERING SEA...A STORM OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT AND THE SOUTHCENTRAL BERING MONDAY.
RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING THEN SPREAD TO THE  THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUNDAY
EVENING AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY MORNING.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF MONDAY WILL DISSIPATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE
LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC
TUESDAY THEN TURN NORTHEAST INTO THE GULF WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF RAIN
AND WIND KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY NIGHT AND THE REST
OF THE GULF AND THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TUESDAY. AREAS OF RAIN WILL
MOVE INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR WEDNESDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 175 176
         GALE 130 150 160 165 170 172
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

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