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Small Craft Advisory 736, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 13, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 15, 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.

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.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
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.  
$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Oct 13, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 13, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN ON TAP THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MAIN PARENT
LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND DISSIPATE
TONIGHT...GIVING WAY TO A STRENGTHENING LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 50N 180
THIS MORNING THAT WILL MOVE TO NEAR BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND THEN INTO
THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL
REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING AND THEN
DISSIPATING LATE SUNDAY. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE NEAR THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA TONIGHT...THEN MOVE EAST TO SOUTH OF THE AKPEN BY
SUNDAY...THEN WILL MOVE NORTH AND EAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY
AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS A LARGE
UPPER LEVEL LOW BEGINS TO BECOME ENTRENCHED OVER THE BERING SEA BY
WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH ALL MAJOR SYSTEMS OVER THE NEXT
THREE DAYS. PREFERRED TO USE THE NAM WHICH SEEMED TO REPRESENT A
MIDDLE GROUND BETWEEN THE MORE PROGRESSIVE GFS AND THE SLOWER EC WITH
RESPECT TO STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE 50N 180 MOVING TOWARDS
BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND THEN INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL...

CLOUDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE COOK INLET REGION AHEAD OF THE
FIRST OF SEVERAL SYSTEMS TO AFFECT THE REGION IN THE NEXT WEEK. FIRST
ECHOES ON RADAR ARE APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND THE
WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND WILL LIKELY OVERSPREAD THE AREA FOR A
SHORT TIME TODAY. ENOUGH COLD AIR SHOULD BE IN PLACE TO SUPPORT AREAS
OF LIGHT SNOW OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX...BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD OCCUR
EXCEPT FOR POSSIBLY FURTHER NORTH IN THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY. AS
THE LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES ALONG THE
NORTHERN GULF AND HIGH WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND
THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. HEAVY RAINS WILL FALL ALONG THE
EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. AS
COLD ADVECTION KICKS IN ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW BY LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE AND RAIN SHOULD DEVELOP OVER ANCHORAGE AND
PERSIST INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...

WEATHER FRONT OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE
EAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AND WILL OVERSPREAD
RAIN...WITH SOME MIXED PRECIPITATON OR SNOW ON THE NORTHWESTERN
FRINGES...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACK SIDE OF
THE LOW LATE FRIDAY WILL LIKELY SUPPORT A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW SHOWERS
BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS MOST AREAS BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...

FAST-MOVING GALE-FORCE LOW WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE RAIN
TO MANY AREAS FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EAST TO THE ALASKA
PENINSULA...ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
DEVELOPS OVER THE BERING AND WILL KEEP MOST OF THE AREA DRY EXCEPT
FOR COLD ADVECTION UPSLOPE SHOWERS ON THE NORTHERN AKPEN. A
RELATIVELY WEAKER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH A
CHANCE OF RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN MOVES
ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SATURDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

RESIDUAL LOW ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUNDAY WILL GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE MONDAY BEFORE THE NEXT GALE-FORCE SYSTEM IN SOUTHERLY FLOW
APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF MONDAY AND PERSISTS ALONG THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SOUTHERLY FLOW LOOKS TO
CONTINUE AS A PERSISTENT TROUGH LOOKS TO BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE
BERING SEA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH...101 125
MARINE...GALES...120 125 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 172 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

29 OCT 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Oct 13, 4:06 PM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC26 hr
Oct 14, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 14, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Oct 14, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Oct 14, 10:40 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 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.