Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 731, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 13, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 52 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
- Oct 13, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2011, 7:40 AM AKDT
- In force
- 52 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
070 FZAK51 PAFC 131155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 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 THU OCT 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1014 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT DISSIPATES THIS MORNING. A 987 MB LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THU AFTERNOON MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AT 988 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-140300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-140300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-140300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-140300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-140300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-140300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-140300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-140300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-140300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
634 FZAK51 PAFC 132319 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 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 THU OCT 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 987 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE NEAR DILLINGHAM AT 982 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND TO CAPE CLEARE AT 997 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI MORNING THEN WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF SAT. $$ PKZ120-141500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-141500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-141500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-141500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-141500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-141500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-141500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NORTHWEST OF MIDDLE CAPE. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-141500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-141500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
326 FZAK51 PAFC 141206 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 MB LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE TO 110 NM NW OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI MORNING THEN WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF SAT. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
147 FZAK51 PAFC 141849 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1040 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 UPDATED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 977 MB LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE TO 110 NM NW OF KODIAK CITY FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI MORNING THEN WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF SAT. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 1040 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT BY AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
971 FZAK51 PAFC 142303 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW NEAR KING SALMON WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AT 1000 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 989 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
757 FZAK51 PAFC 151159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER WILL MOVE TO 25 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AT 999 SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND SAT NIGHT. A 993 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN MORNING WILL MOVE TO 385 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 998 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. S WIND 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W WIND 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
948 FZAK51 PAFC 151541 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 740 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 UPDATED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 994 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER WILL MOVE TO 25 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD AT 999 SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INLAND SAT NIGHT. A 993 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN MORNING WILL MOVE TO 385 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 998 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 740 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W WIND 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Oct 12, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT WED OCT 12 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER RIDGE OVER WESTERN ALASKA CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST AND IS WEAKENING THE UPPER TROUGH NEAR THE ALCAN BORDER. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES PERSIST OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THOUGH THERE ARE ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS OVER EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS CONTINUES TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. ANOTHER UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING IS VERTICALLY STACKED WITH A STRONG SURFACE LOW AND BOTH ARE MOVING TOWARD THE BERING STRAIT. AN UPPER SHORT WAVE MOVING EAST THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA BROUGHT RAIN, SNOW AND SOME ISOLATE FREEZING RAIN TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TODAY. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA. A NEW FRONTAL LOW IS DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS FOUND AHEAD OF THE FRONT MOVED INTO THE PRIBILOFS AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THOUGH THEY STILL HAVE SOME DIFFERENCES ON THE WAY THEY HANDLE THE DEVELOPING FRONTAL LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THE GFS IS MOVING THE LOW A LITTLE FASTER THAN EITHER THE ECMWF AND THE NAM MODELS WHILE THE ECMWF MODEL IS A BIT DEEPER THAN THE OTHER MODELS. NAM APPEARS TO HAVE THE BEST MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN ALASKA THURSDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER THURSDAY NIGHT. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER WILL BE PUSHED INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY THURSDAY. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING WILL MOVE NORTHWEST AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE BERING STRAIT. THE SURFACE LOW WILL ALSO MOVE INTO THE BERING STRAIT THURSDAY AFTERNOON BUT WILL DISSIPATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ALASKA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THURSDAY. THE FRONTAL LOW STRENGTHENING SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY MORNING THEN MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY EVENING AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...WINDS ALONG THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND COAST WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING FROM THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA, SUSITNA VALLEY, MATANUSKA VALLEY AND ANCHORAGE AS THE REMAINS OF THE WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA THURSDAY. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA THURSDAY EVENING THEN INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. INCREASING SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND THROUGH PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL PRODUCE A RAIN SHADOW OVER ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA...RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY WHILE A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME SHOWERS THURSDAY BUT THE NEXT STORM WILL BRING MORE RAIN TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. .ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...RAIN OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL SPREAD TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BEFORE CHANGING SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT. A SHALLOW SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE BERING SEA FROM THE WEST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE SURFACE LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. RAIN OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL BECOME SHOWERS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. RAIN OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BECOME RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 130 132 150 155 160 170 172 180 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM OCT 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 12, 7:36 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Oct 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.