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Gale Warning 571, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 26, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 26, 2011, 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.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Aug 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 28, 2011, 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.

524 
FZAK51 PAFC 261202
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 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.

PKZ197-270300-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW 191 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 140 NM
NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI EVENING AND DISSIPATE LATE FRI NIGHT 50
NM SOUTH OF HOMER. A 992 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE FRI
NIGHT WILL WEAKEN TO 1006 MB 350 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE
SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
14 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9
FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING
TO 4 FT LATE. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
820 
FZAK51 PAFC 262306
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 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.

PKZ197-271500-
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 996 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 
OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA SAT MORNING. A 994 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTHWEST
OF SITKINAK FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT
998 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 175 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1008 MB
SUN AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
650 
FZAK51 PAFC 271150
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 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.

PKZ197-280300-
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 998 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE KENAI
PENINSULA LATE THIS MORNING. A 991 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT
WILL WEAKEN TO 1006 MB AS A LARGE AND COMPLEX LOW IN THE CENTRAL GULF
SAT EVENING. THIS COMPLEX LOW WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE
ALASKA PANHANDLE BY LATE SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-280300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-280300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-280300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-280300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
999 
FZAK51 PAFC 272311
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 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.

PKZ197-281500-
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1001 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 160 NM
SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1010 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF MON AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 10 
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

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

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BY 
LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
934 
FZAK51 PAFC 281200
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 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.

PKZ197-290300-
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1005 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 100 NM
SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1012 MB SUN EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY
NOON. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND
15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 28 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 25, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Aug 25, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Aug 25, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Aug 25, 7:55 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC8 hr
Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr

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Sources

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