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Storm Warning 252, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 31, 2010

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 31, 2010, 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.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 31, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 1, 2010, 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.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 312305
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 31 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.

PKZ197-011200-
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 31 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 945 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTH
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 971 MB MONDAY EVENING. THIS LOW
THEN MOVES INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-011200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 31 2010

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
27 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 31 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF 
CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-011200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 31 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-011200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 31 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-011200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 31 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-011200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 31 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-011200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 31 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 
FT. RAIN. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-011200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 31 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 14
FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-011200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 31 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 31, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 31, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 31, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 31, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 31, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Oct 31, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Oct 31, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 1, 1:10 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 hr
Nov 1, 1:10 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 hr
Nov 1, 1:10 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC3 hr
Nov 1, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 1, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 1, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 1, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 1, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 1, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 1, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr

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Sources

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