Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 398, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 9, 2012, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 29 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 9, 2012, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
505 FZAK51 PAFC 100706 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 UPDATED 121 125 129 130 138 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. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 985 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE ON THU. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THU MORNING AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1100 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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156 FZAK51 PAFC 101159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 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. PKZ197-110300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND DRIFT INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THU EVENING. A 1001 MB PACIFIC LOW 460 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 998 MB 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-110300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-110300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-110300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-110300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-110300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-110300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-110300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-110300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
186 FZAK51 PAFC 102243 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE INTO INTERIOR ALASKA FRI MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 30 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 996 MB SAT. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
367 FZAK51 PAFC 110522 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 UPDATED 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. PKZ197-111500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE INTO INTERIOR ALASKA FRI MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 30 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 996 MB SAT. $$ PKZ120-111500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-111500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-111500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-111500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 920 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-111500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-111500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-111500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-111500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 10 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
254 FZAK51 PAFC 111153 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 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. PKZ197-120300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 999 MB FRI EVENING 200 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES INLAND SAT MORNING NEAR CORDOVA. A 998 MB LOW FORMS FRI EVENING 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK AND WEAKENS TO 1002 MB SAT AFTERNOON 60 NM NW OF KODIAK...AND THEN WEAKENS TO 1006 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT DRIFTS TO 120 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD. $$ PKZ120-120300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-120300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-120300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-120300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-120300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-120300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-120300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 11 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 9, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| May 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| May 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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