Gale Warning 388, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

May 6, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)

Expired

May 6, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

222 
FZAK51 PAFC 061159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 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.

PKZ197-070300-
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 994 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB NEAR
SEWARD SUN AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES
INTO LOWER COOK INLET SUN EVENING. A 1000 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO
220 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT MON EVENING AND THEN MOVE INLAND 90 NM
WEST OF YAKUTAT LATE MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-070300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-070300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-070300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...E GUSTS TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.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.  

$$

PKZ129-070300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...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. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-070300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 
FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...
SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-070300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-070300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-070300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-070300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

JM

474 
FZAK51 PAFC 062350
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 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.

PKZ197-071500-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 996 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING
AND WEAKEN. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT
TONIGHT AND MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 1000 MB TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 16 FT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 15
KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 6 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS THEN
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

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