Storm Warning 155, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Oct 2, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)

Expired

Oct 2, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

360 
FZAK51 PAFC 021153
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 2 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.

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB LOW 220 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS MORNING MOVES TO 
180 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 992 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THIS 
LOW THEN MAKES LANDFALL OVER WESTERN COOK INLET SUN EVENING. 
A 990 MB LOW MOVES TO 250 NM SE OF KODIAK CITY MON MORNING 
THEN TO 340 NM SE OF KODIAK CITY AT 989 MB MON AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE
MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. W OF CAPE CLEARE...VARIABLE 
WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF 
THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

.TODAY...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT 
BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

370 
FZAK51 PAFC 030000
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 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.

PKZ197-031500-
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND THIS
EVENING. A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 220 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THIS
EVENING AND MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 990 MB MON
EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO 
SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT EXCEPT SEAS 16
FT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER
GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE DURING THE EARLY EVENING. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT IN THE EVENING.
STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 2 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

Storm Warnings in Alaska, 2011Every storm warning in 2011

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.