Gale Warning 623, NWS Anchorage, AK

884 
FZAK51 PAFC 061548 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

UPDATE TO ZONE 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.

PKZ197-070300-
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 961 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM
NORTHWEST OF SITKINAK LATE TONIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB. THIS LOW
WILL THEN MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 1000 MB BY LATE WED
NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-070300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-070300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES 
HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND 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. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-070300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
625 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-070300-
PASSAGE CANAL
745 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-070300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-070300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-070300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-070300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-070300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

010 
FZAK51 PAFC 062352
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 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.

PKZ197-071500-
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 976 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF SITKINAK AT
996 MB WED AFTERNOON THEN TO 450 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 1006 THU
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT
BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. SE OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

632 
FZAK51 PAFC 071158
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 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.

PKZ197-080300-
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM 
EAST OF SAND POINT AT 999 MB WED EVENING THEN DISSIPATE THU MORNING.
A 1003 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 290 NM SE OF 
KODIAK CITY THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT ALONG THE COAST 
E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES 
HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS 
IN THE EASTERN SOUND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT TOWARD KAMISHAK BAY. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$