Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 385, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 31 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2012, 11:10 PM AKDT
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
458 FZAK51 PAFC 042332 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 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 MAY 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A 1001 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 996 MB AND MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E WIND 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E WIND 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 4 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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930 FZAK51 PAFC 051152 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 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 MAY 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO NEAR HOMER SUN AFTERNOON AT 994 MB AND DISSIPATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN S OF KALGIN ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ JM
972 FZAK51 PAFC 052319 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 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 SAT MAY 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AT 990 MB SUNDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO 996 MB AS IT MOVES OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
568 FZAK51 PAFC 060317 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 710 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 UPDATE TO ZONES 130 AND 140 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 SAT MAY 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AT 990 MB SUNDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO 996 MB AS IT MOVES OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 45 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 710 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 710 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
818 FZAK51 PAFC 060709 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1110 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 UPDATED 120 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 SAT MAY 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD AT 990 MB SUNDAY MORNING...THEN WEAKEN TO 996 MB AS IT MOVES OVER SOUTHERN COOK INLET SUNDAY EVENING. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1110 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 50 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 710 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 710 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| May 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| May 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| May 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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