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Gale Warning 539, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 1, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 1, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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: Aug 1, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Aug 2, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

763 
FZAK51 PAFC 012307
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 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.

PKZ197-021500-
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 994 MB LOW 35 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 60
NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT TO
NEAR 50 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE WED AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB. 

$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

3 follow-up statements

807 
FZAK51 PAFC 020604 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1000 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

UPDATED 125 129

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.

PKZ197-021500-
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 994 MB LOW 35 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK TUE MORNING WILL MOVE TO 60
NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT TO
NEAR 50 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE WED AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB. 

$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
1000 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
1000 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

698 
FZAK51 PAFC 021153
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 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.

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM 55 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK TUE MORNING AND
MOVE TO 65 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY LATE TUE NIGHT AT 992 MB. THIS LOW
WILL THEN DRIFT TO 90 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY LATE WED NIGHT AT
1004 MB.

$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ALONG THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

030 
FZAK51 PAFC 022308
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 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.

PKZ197-031500-
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 992 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH WED MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1005 MB AS IT 
MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER WED NIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE
KENAI PENINSULA THU MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY
AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 1, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Aug 1, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Aug 2, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Aug 2, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Aug 2, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Aug 2, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Aug 2, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	5 days
Aug 2, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Aug 2, 4:06 AM AKDT	High Wind Warning	AFC	30 hr
Aug 2, 7:42 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	56 hr
Aug 2, 7:45 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	11 hr
Aug 2, 2:46 PM AKDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AFC	44 hr
Aug 2, 2:56 PM AKDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AFC	16 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.