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Gale Warning 636, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 11, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 11, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.  

$$
7 follow-up statements
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.  

$$
619 
FZAK51 PAFC 131150
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 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.

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW NEAR PILOT POINT ELONGATES AND MOVES 75 NM NORTHEAST OF
KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON AT 1005 MB. A BERING SEA LOW MOVES 50 NM
SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON THU MORNING AT 990 MB.
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...SOUTHEAST WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE
WIND 20 KT...SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
809 
FZAK51 PAFC 131433 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

UPDATE TO ZONES 120 121 125

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.

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW NEAR PILOT POINT ELONGATES AND MOVES 75 NM NORTHEAST OF
KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON AT 1005 MB. A BERING SEA LOW MOVES 50 NM
SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON THU MORNING AT 990 MB.
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE
WIND 20 KT...SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
850 
FZAK51 PAFC 131933 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1130 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

UPDATE TO ZONES 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.

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW NEAR PILOT POINT ELONGATES AND MOVES 75 NM NORTHEAST OF
KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON AT 1005 MB. A BERING SEA LOW MOVES 50 NM
SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON THU MORNING AT 990 MB.
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
1130 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE
WIND 20 KT...SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
252 
FZAK51 PAFC 132252
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 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.

PKZ197-141500-
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A SERIES OF TROUGHS MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED NIGHT.
A 992 MB LOW ASSOCIATED WITH WEATHER FRONT ENTERING THE WESTERN GULF
MOVES TO 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-141500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 
3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 13 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 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 11, 6:00 AM AKDT, 10 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 11, 6:00 AM AKDT, 10 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
600 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AMPLIFIED PATTERN CONTINUES TO DOMINATE
THE WEATHER MAP. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA ENCOMPASSES THE WEST AND CENTRAL BERING. A MUCH SMALLER BUT
STILL IMPRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED IN THE NORTH PACIFIC
STILL SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE AKPEN.  MEANWHILE...A BROAD
RIDGE THAT COVERS THE ALASKA MAINLAND IS TEMPORARILY KEEPING THINGS
QUIET ACROSS THE MAINLAND.

.AT THE SURFACE...TWO MAIN FRONTS ARE POISED TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE
FORECAST REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A STRONG WARM FRONT LIES
SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH KODIAK ISLAND BY
THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE...A STRONG OCCLUDED FRONT THAT STRETCHES
ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING HAS ALREADY BROUGHT GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH TO
THE PRIBILOFS THIS MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN ITS HOLD
ACROSS THE ALASKA MAINLAND OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL HELP TO
INTENSIFY GAP WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTS ACROSS THE BERING AND
GULF OF ALASKA IN SPITE OF THEIR RELATIVE WEAKNESS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON GENERAL SYNOPTIC
FEATURES BUT DIVERGE ON THE MAGNITUDE ON GAP WINDS. IN THE EXTENDED
MODELS DIVERGE ON TIMING AND MAGNITUDE OF FEATURES BUT ARE IN BROAD
AGREEMENT ON SYNOPTIC FEATURES.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE
SOUTHCENTRAL ZONE SUNDAY LIMITING PRECIPITATION ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION. BY SUNDAY NIGHT A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST BRINGING
STEADY RAIN TO THE EAST GULF COAST BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND THE NORTH
GULF COAST BY MONDAY MORNING. GAP WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITH
THIS SYSTEM BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. PERPENDICULAR FLOW AT MOUNTAIN
HEIGHT WILL SUPPORT DOWNSLOPING AND LIMIT PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL...WEST KENAI PENINSULA..AND MATANUSKA VALLEY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH TODAY AS A FRONT IN THE BERING APPROACHES FROM THE WEST AND
A FRONT FROM THE GULF APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHEAST. RAIN ASSOCIATED
WITH THE GULF FRONT WILL REACH THE AKPEN BY LATE TONIGHT AND BRISTOL
BAY BY MONDAY MORNING. A DECENT LOW LEVEL JET ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
FRONT WILL HELP TO SUPPORT STRONG GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN
THROUGH THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE STARTING SUNDAY EVENING AND LASTING
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. MEANWHILE... THE BERING FRONT WILL BRING STRONG
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST BY MID MORNING
AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY THIS AFTERNOON.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...AN IMPRESSIVE FRONT THAT IS CURRENTLY
BRINGING GUSTS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS STRENGTHENING AS IT
PROGRESSES TOWARDS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL
REACH DUTCH HARBOR BY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO SUPPORT STEADY
RAIN TODAY AS IT PROGRESSES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
THIS FRONT WILL LINGER ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND DISSIPATE
KEEPING THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS THROUGH MONDAY. A MUCH WEAKER TROUGH
WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR LIGHT SHOWERS ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
TODAY BEFORE A WEAK RIDGE BUILDS IN MONDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST... A DYNAMIC PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
WEEK AS A SERIES OF LOWS MOVE ACROSS THE BERING AND GULF OF ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE... 130 132 138 170 172 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

ELN SEP 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 12, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Sep 12, 7:45 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC32 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.