Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 421, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- May 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
200 FZAK51 PAFC 292341 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING WILL WEAKEN EARLY WED MORNING. A SECOND FRONT MOVES ALONG THE COAST WED AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY WED AFTERNOON AT 985 MB. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING AT 993 MB AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO N WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT OVERNIGHT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS OVERNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WIND TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OVERNIGHT AND TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS OVERNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WIND TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OVERNIGHT AND TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$
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718 FZAK51 PAFC 300426 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 825 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 UPDATED ZONES 130 138 140 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING WILL WEAKEN EARLY WED MORNING. A SECOND FRONT MOVES ALONG THE COAST WED AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY EARLY WED AFTERNOON AT 985 MB. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING AT 993 MB AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO N WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT OVERNIGHT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 825 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...BECOMING E 30 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 825 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 825 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS OVERNIGHT. SW WIND TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OVERNIGHT AND TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS OVERNIGHT. SW WIND TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 FT OVERNIGHT AND TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$
456 FZAK51 PAFC 301155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN WED MORNING. A SECOND FRONT MOVES ALONG THE COAST WED AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 987 MB WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 998 MB THU AFTERNOON AT 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY AND WEAKENS TO 1005 MB. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
927 FZAK51 PAFC 301729 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 UPDATED PASSAGE CANAL 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN WED MORNING. A SECOND FRONT MOVES ALONG THE COAST WED AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 987 MB WED AFTERNOON. THE LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 998 MB THU AFTERNOON AT 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRIDAY AND WEAKENS TO 1005 MB. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 930 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KTS. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
674 FZAK51 PAFC 302305 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 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. PKZ197-311500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST WEAKENS THU MORNING. A 988 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WEAKENS TO 1004 MB FRI MORNING...REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-311500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ121-311500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-311500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-311500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-311500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-311500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-311500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-311500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-311500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 29, 8:25 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| May 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| May 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 51 hr | |
| May 30, 9:30 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr |
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