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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 20, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 4, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Sep 4, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 4, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 6, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

215 
FZAK51 PAFC 042356
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 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.

PKZ197-051500-
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 983 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. A 977
MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK CITY AT 955 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN TO KODIAK ISLAND AT 965 MB
TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
25 TO 30 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BY MID EVENING. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS
9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF
SEAL ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE
EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
65 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING
TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT S OF KALGIN
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
14 FT EXCEPT 10 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
7 follow-up statements
580 
FZAK51 PAFC 050510 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
910 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

UPDATED 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.

PKZ197-051500-
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 983 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. A 977
MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK CITY AT 955 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN TO KODIAK ISLAND AT 965 MB
TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
25 TO 30 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BY MID EVENING. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
910 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE
EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
65 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING
TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT S OF KALGIN
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
14 FT EXCEPT 10 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
904 
FZAK51 PAFC 050512 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
910 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

UPDATED 125 141

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.

PKZ197-051500-
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 983 MB LOW NEAR SITKINAK ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. A 977
MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK CITY AT 955 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN TO KODIAK ISLAND AT 965 MB
TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
25 TO 30 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BY MID EVENING. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
910 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 6
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE.
SEAS 13 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE
EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
65 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING
TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W
OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 16 FT W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT S OF KALGIN
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
14 FT EXCEPT 10 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
910 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL
GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
454 
FZAK51 PAFC 051107
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 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.

PKZ197-060300-
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 960 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST 
OF KODIAK CITY AT 958 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN TO 50 NM NORTHWEST OF
SITKINAK LATE TUE NIGHT AT 982 MB. 
$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22
FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT
DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS
9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE
WIND 30 KT...SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
17 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$
356 
FZAK51 PAFC 060000
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 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.

PKZ197-061500-
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 955 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK
CITY AT 969 MB TUE AFTERNOON THEN TO 40 NM WEST OF KING SALMON AT 993
MB WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-061500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 45
KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-061500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-061500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-061500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NE 60 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 9 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-061500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-061500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-061500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
999 
FZAK51 PAFC 060252 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
650 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

UPDATED 129 138

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.

PKZ197-061500-
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 955 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK
CITY AT 969 MB TUE AFTERNOON THEN TO 40 NM WEST OF KING SALMON AT 993
MB WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-061500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 45
KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-061500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-061500-
PASSAGE CANAL
650 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-061500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NE 60 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 9 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-061500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
650 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-061500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-061500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
055 
FZAK51 PAFC 060728 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1130 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 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.

PKZ197-061500-
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 955 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK
CITY AT 969 MB TUE AFTERNOON THEN TO 40 NM WEST OF KING SALMON AT 993
MB WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-061500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 65 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 45
KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061500-
RESURRECTION BAY
1130 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-061500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-061500-
PASSAGE CANAL
650 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-061500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NE 60 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 13 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 9 FT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT WEST OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-061500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NORTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
650 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-061500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-061500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
775 
FZAK51 PAFC 061127
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

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

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

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

$$

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES 
HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

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

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

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

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

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

$$

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

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

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this hurricane force wind 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 hurricane force wind warning went out at Sep 4, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT. GFS WAS MAINLY USED IN THE
SHORT TERM FORECAST...WITH SOME NAM SPRINKLED IN EARLY ON AS IT HAD
BETTER DETAIL WITH THE DECAYING LOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FOR
TODAY.

IN THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT INTO NEXT WEEKEND WHEN THE GFS AND ECMWF BEGIN TO DIVERGE
ON HOW THEY PROGRESS THE NEXT PATTERN CHANGE.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
DECAYING UPPER LEVEL LOW ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
THIS MORNING MOVING SLOWLY NORTH. A NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER LOW
STRETCHES FROM BRISTOL BAY BACK INTO EXTREME NORTHEAST SIBERIA. THE
FEATURE THAT WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER PRODUCER THIS WEEK IS A LOW
OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THAT IS MOVING RAPIDLY EASTWARD. THIS
LOW CURRENTLY ONLY SHOWS UP AS A SLIGHT RIPPLE IN THE UPPER LEVEL
FLOW BUT IT HAS AN IMPRESSIVE MOISTURE FIELD AND WILL DEVELOP
RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC LATER TODAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LEVEL OPEN WAVE ALONG THE GULF COAST THIS MORNING WILL
SLOWLY MOVE INLAND TODAY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE NEGATIVELY TILTED BRISTOL BAY LOW WILL CROSS KODIAK ISLAND
TODAY AND MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT BRINGING A DECENT
SHOT OF PRECIPITATION TO COASTAL AREAS...AND A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION TO INLAND AREAS. THIS FRONT WILL STALL OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA ON MONDAY AS IT MERGES WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING
INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.

THAT NEXT SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
BERING SEA AND WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC JUST SOUTH OF
DUTCH HARBOR THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN "BOMB OUT" SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH AN EXPECTED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE NEAR 958
MB MONDAY AFTERNOON A COUPLE OF HUNDRED MILES SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK
ISLAND. BY TUESDAY THIS SYSTEM WILL SETTLE IN NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND
BEGIN FILLING IN.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER FLOW WILL AMPLIFY CONSIDERABLY DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK WITH THE TROUGH CENTERED ALONG 160 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE AND A
RIDGE TO THE WEST OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND ANOTHER TO THE
EAST OVER THE WEST COAST OF THE LOWER 48 STATES. THIS PATTERN WILL
BEGIN TO BREAK DURING NEXT WEEKEND...BUT THE GFS AND ECMWF DIFFER A
BIT ON EXACTLY HOW THAT WILL HAPPEN.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 120 130 138.
         GALE WARNING 125 127 129 140 150 170 172 175 176 179
                       180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG SEP 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 days
Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 4, 4:11 PM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC32 hr
Sep 4, 4:12 PM AKDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAFC5 days
Sep 4, 8:37 PM AKDTHigh Wind WatchAFC8 hr
Sep 4, 9:10 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC31 hr
Sep 4, 9:10 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC31 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.