Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 631, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 10, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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
- Sep 10, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
051 FZAK51 PAFC 101154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 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. PKZ197-110300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A 989 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 580 NM SE OF KODIAK CITY SUNDAY EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WEST GULF SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE MAINLY E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS BY THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT SEAS 7 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 2 FT IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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589 FZAK51 PAFC 110001 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SUN. A 993 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 265 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
556 FZAK51 PAFC 111200 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH SUN. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND LINGER ALONG THE COAST THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
953 FZAK51 PAFC 112348 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 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. PKZ197-121500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST MON NIGHT AND REMAIN ALONG THE COAST THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ120-121500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-121500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-121500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-121500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-121500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-121500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-121500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-121500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-121500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
464 FZAK51 PAFC 121132 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TUE MORNING 125 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 995 MB AND THEN MERGES WITH A LOW OVER THE AK PEN. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
242 FZAK51 PAFC 121446 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 745 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 UPDATE TO ZONES 121 125 129 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. PKZ197-130300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TUE MORNING 125 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 995 MB AND THEN MERGES WITH A LOW OVER THE AK PEN. $$ PKZ120-130300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-130300- RESURRECTION BAY 745 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-130300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 745 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-130300- PASSAGE CANAL 745 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-130300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-130300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-130300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-130300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-130300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
004 FZAK51 PAFC 122357 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 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. PKZ197-131500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB 380 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY MOVES TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AND WEAKENS TO 995 MB TUESDAY MORNING. THIS LOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND MERGES WITH A LOW OVER THE AK PEN. A SECONDARY 1002 MB LOW MOVES 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-131500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT DIMINISHING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-131500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-131500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF NAKED ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-131500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-131500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-131500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-131500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-131500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT...SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-131500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 12 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Sep 9, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 9, 1:00 PM AKDT, 15 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM AND GFS SHOWING SOME DISAGREEMENT ON DEPTH OF NORTHERN BERING SEA LOW AS WELL AS LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF ON SUN. IN GENERAL GFS IS RUNNING SOME 5-7 MB DEEPER WITH THE UKMET COMING IN SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE TWO. THE GENERALLY SCENARIO IS FOR THE NORTHERN BERING LOW TO REMAIN OVER CHUKOSKI REGION OF SIBERIA THROUGH SUNDAY WITH A FRONT SWING THROUGH THE BERING SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN MID DAY...AFTER WHICH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...CURRENTLY IN THE UPPER LEVELS THERE IS AN ELONGATED TROUGH LOCATED FROM THE BEAUFORT SEA SOUTH ACROSS THE SATE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC SOUTH OF COLD BAY. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SLIDES TO THE SOUTHEAST ON SAT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF PERSISTS THROUGH SUN. ONLY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS WEAKENING FRONT IN EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND BRISTOL BAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BERING...CONTINUED CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. FRONT MOVES INTO WESTERN AL LATE SAT MORNING AND IS OVER CENTRAL AL EARLY SUN MORNING. EXPECT RAIN AND MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTH WINDS WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. SOUTHWEST...MODELS INDICATE A WEAK MID AND UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE MOVING ONSHORE IN Y-K DELTA TONIGHT BUT WEAKENS AS SAT AFTERNOON. WOULD EXPECT RAIN IN BETHEL AND ANIAK ZONES TONIGHT AND SAT MORNING BUT GENERALLY CLOUDY OVER BRISTOL BAY. SOUTHCENTRAL...HIGH PRESSURE AT SURFACE SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH SUN EVENING THROUGH MAINLAND BUT NEXT FRONT IMPACTING KODIAK ISLAND BY LATE SUN MORNING. DESPITE HIGH PRESSURE EXPECT SOME AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE INLET OR GULF. .LONG TERM FORECAST... EXPECT WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREATER BERING SEA AREA WITH CUT OFF LOW MOVING OVER THE WESTERN AL TUE NIGHT AND THEN INTO THE EASTERN BERING WED NIGHT. LOW PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE WESTERN GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK SO EXPECT MAINLY SOUTH FLOW FROM THE GULF INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ZONES. GENERALLY MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN ALONG THE COAST AND SOME SHOWERS INLAND...LESS CLOUDS AND SHOWERS IN NORTHERN ZONES. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...CONTINUED FLOOD ADV FOR 121 MARINE...GALES 185 180 179 172 FIRE WEATHER...NADA JMP SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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