Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 363, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 63 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
- Apr 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2011, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 63 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
087 FZAK51 PAFC 202357 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY EVENING THEN TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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836 FZAK51 PAFC 211203 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 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. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY EVENING THEN TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
502 FZAK51 PAFC 212350 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF FRI EVENING AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SOUTH WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...WIND BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
149 FZAK51 PAFC 220052 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 450 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 CORRECTED AREA 130 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF FRI EVENING AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SOUTH WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...WIND BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
160 FZAK51 PAFC 220626 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1025 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 UPDATED AREA 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. PKZ197-221500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF FRI EVENING AND INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-221500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SOUTH WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-221500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ125-221500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ129-221500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$ PKZ130-221500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-221500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...WIND BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-221500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-221500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1025 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-221500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
297 FZAK51 PAFC 221159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 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. PKZ197-230300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE GULF FRIDAY MORNING. A SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-230300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 50 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-230300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-230300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-230300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-230300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-230300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-230300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-230300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-230300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
019 FZAK51 PAFC 222349 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND TO THE GULF COAST SAT AFTERNOON. A 969 MB LOW MOVES TO 180 NM SOUTH OF AKHIOK TONIGHT AND MOVES ONSHORE ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AT 987 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Apr 20, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT WED APR 20 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH FRI MORNING THEN DIVERGE ON SOLUTIONS. THE MAIN ISSUE IS WITH THE MOVEMENT THE LOW COMPLEX SOUTH OF THE AK PEN. THE GFS SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE MORE CONSISTENT THAN THE ECMWF WHICH TOOK A SIGNIFICANT JUMP TO THE NORTH WITH LOW CENTER ON THE 12Z RUN. OVERALL WILL BE LEANING TOWARD THE NAM FOR MESOSCALE WIND FORECASTS (EXCELLENT HANDLING OF WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL) IN THE FIRST 48 HRS OR SO...THEN WILL BLEND CURRENT GRIDS WITH THE GFS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 84 HRS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER LEVELS SHOW A LOW SOUTH OF SHEMYA AS WELL AS ANOTHER LOW SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. THERE IS A LOW NORTH OF PRUDHOE BAY...WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHWESTWARD INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. HIGH PRESSURE IS KEEPING ITS HOLD OVER MOST OF THE BERING. THE MAIN LOW AT THE SURFACE IS SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR...ALTHOUGH THERE IS ALSO A WEAK LOW OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AS WELL. BROAD SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE LIES OVER SIBERIA EASTWARD THROUGH NORTHERN ALASKA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND A WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS OVER THE NORTH GULF JUST SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE MORNING SOUNDINGS OVER FAIRBANKS AND ANCHORAGE SHOWED A MOISTENING IN THE LOW AND MID LEVELS OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS ARE ALSO EVIDENT OVER THE NORTH GULF. SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE INCREASING CLOUDS AND SHOWERS (RAIN COASTS) OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH THE INTRUSION OF MOISTURE FROM FRONTAL SYSTEMS APPROACHING THE GULF OF ALASKA. ALSO WILL SEE INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENTS WHICH WILL GENERATE BRISK AND GUSTY GAP FLOWS AND BRISK WINDS ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA. SOUTHWEST... A BROAD BAND OF STRATUS AND FOG OVER BRISTOL BAY...WHICH BROUGHT DENSE FOG ALONG THE COASTS...HAS LIFTED SOME THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT COASTAL LOCATIONS MAY SEE ANOTHER EPISODE TONIGHT WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. FOG SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GUSTS AS NORTHERLY FLOW SETS UP OVER BRISTOL BAY THU. ALEUTIANS/EASTERN BERING SEA...THE LOW PASSING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN THU AND FRI WILL PRODUCE GUSTY EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND EASTERN BERING SEA OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER CHANCES WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. WHILE CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE TO HIGH FOR THE END OF THE WEEK...CONFIDENCE DECREASES BY THE WEEKEND...WHEN MODEL DIFFERENCES ARE GREATEST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 155 165 170 172 414. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC APR 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Apr 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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