Storm Warning 169, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Oct 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)

Expired

Oct 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

062 
FZAK51 PAFC 252319
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 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.

PKZ197-261500-
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 968 MB LOW NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS WILL MOVE TO 50 NM WEST OF
YAKUTAT WED MORNING AT 988 MB AND THEN MOVE INLAND. A 993 MB BERING
SEA LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING AND
THEN DIMINISH AND DRIFT SOUTHEAST. 
$$

PKZ120-261500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-261500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-261500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 9
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-261500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-261500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO W 55 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
24 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-261500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-261500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS 
TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING
TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-261500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-261500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

740 
FZAK51 PAFC 261204
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 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.

PKZ197-270300-
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 980 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE NEAR
CAPE YAKATAGA THIS AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH OF SAND POINT
THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU NIGHT. A
971 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THU NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-270300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SOUTH AND WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 45 KT
DIMINISHING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 25 KT
BECOMING W 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-270300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-270300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-270300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO
15 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS
MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-270300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...
W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING 30 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING SW 15 KT
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-270300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE
MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-270300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-270300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND
15 KT...SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-270300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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