Storm Warning 208, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Nov 4, 2011, 8:35 PM AKDT (04:35 UTC)

Expired

Nov 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

308 
FZAK51 PAFC 050441 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
835 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011

UPDATE TO ZONE 130

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 FRI NOV 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 988 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVES TO 120 NM
SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 992 MB THIS EVENING THEN DRIFTS EAST AND
DISSIPATES. A 989 MB LOW DEVELOPS 60 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK SAT NIGHT
AND MOVES TO NEAR VALDEZ AT 986 MB LATE SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. E OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.  
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO W WIND 30 KT AROUND
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
835 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT W OF BARREN ISLANDS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.  
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT
BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

740 
FZAK51 PAFC 051146
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 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 SAT NOV 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE GULF TODAY. A 990 MB LOW
DEVELOPS 70 NM NORTH OF KODIAK SAT EVENING AND MOVES TO NEAR VALDEZ
AT 988 MB LATE SUN MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT
BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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