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Gale Warning 456, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 10, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

250 
FZAK51 PAFC 101156
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 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 TUE JUL 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA TUE. A FRONT WILL PUSH TO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA
WED MORNING AND REACH THE EASTERN GULF BY WED EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-110300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-110300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-110300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.

.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-110300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

.TODAY...W WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-110300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-110300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-110300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-110300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-110300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
7 follow-up statements
284 
FZAK51 PAFC 110021
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 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 TUE JUL 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ALONG THE EASTERN GULF TO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH WED. A 996 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT
WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WED NIGHT. THE
ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL PUSH TO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED MORNING
AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST WED NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. WINDS INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE SOUTHERN
SOUND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT....EXCEPT 6 FT IN THE SOUTHERN
SOUND IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY......

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT... NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
688 
FZAK51 PAFC 111155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 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 WED JUL 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 993 MB LOW NEAR CHIRIKOF ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 110 NM WEST OF CAPE
NEWENHAM AT 997 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO 1004 MB WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN POSITION ON FRI. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN
GULF WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN ON THU.

$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. EAST OF HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER
GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK 
ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT.
SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
865 
FZAK51 PAFC 111747 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
945 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

UPDATE FOR ZONES 121 129 AND 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.

PKZ197-120300-
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 993 MB LOW NEAR CHIRIKOF ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 110 NM WEST OF CAPE
NEWENHAM AT 997 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO 1004 MB WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN POSITION ON FRI. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN
GULF WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN ON THU.

$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. EAST OF HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
945 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER
GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK 
ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
945 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
945 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT DURING THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT.
SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
816 
FZAK51 PAFC 112319
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 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.

PKZ197-121500-
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 996 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF
CAPE NEWENHAM AT 997 WED NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1008 MB 100 NM
SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON. A 1001 MB LOW WILL FORM
NEAR SITKINAK WED NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1014 MB 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD
THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE
WESTERN GULF WILL SWING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AND WEAKEN ON
THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VARIABLE WIND LESS
THAN 10 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND TO 1
FT OVERNIGHT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT DIMINISHING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-121500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN
ISLAND. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT DIMINISHING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 11 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
095 
FZAK51 PAFC 121153
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 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.

PKZ197-130300-
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A STALLING WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN IN PLACE
EARLY THIS EVENING. A 1001 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO
90 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 1014 MB FRI MORNING AND DISSIPATE.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT.

$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK
ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-130300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
068 
FZAK51 PAFC 122343
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 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.

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1007 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE 80 NM 
SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRI EVENING. THE STALLED WEATHER FRONT
ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN THIS EVENING. A RIDGE 
OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS
AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 12 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
656 
FZAK51 PAFC 131147
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 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.

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1015 MB LOW 130 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF TONIGHT AND
RETREAT TO THE EASTERN GULF ON SUN. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
SOUTHWESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF ON
SUN.

$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 13 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jul 9, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT MON JUL 9 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE MAIN UPPER LOW RESIDES OVER THE GULF
OF ALASKA WITH A SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH
BRISTOL BAY TO THE SEWARD PENINSULA. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PUSH
NORTHEAST TO THE SOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY AND ELONGATE WEST WITH A
SECOND CENTER OVER THE YUKON KUSKOKWIM DELTA TUE. THE WEAK UPPER LOW
SUPPORTING THE STORM NOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST
ACROSS THE BERING AND MERGE INTO THE UPPER CENTER OVER THE YUKON
KUSKOKWIM DELTA TUE. THE SURFACE LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL
MOVE ALONG TO THE EAST ALONG THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WITH THE ASSOCIATED
FRONT ELONGATING EAST ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA
PENINSULA THROUGH WED.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
OVERALL THE MODELS HAVE COME INTO GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE NEXT TWO
DAYS BRING THE MODERATE SURFACE LOW TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AREA WED.
WED NIGHT AND THURSDAY DIFFERENCES CROP UP IN THE MOVEMENT AND
INTENSITY OF THE LOW. THE NAM AND GFS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AFTER THE
FIRST 72 HOURS AND MATCH UP WELL WITH THE ENSEMBLE MEAN AND ARE THE
CHOICE IN THE LATTER PERIODS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...THE CONTINUATION OF MOISTURE ROTATING AROUND THE
UPPER LOW IN THE GULF WILL KEEP CLOUDS AND THE THREAT OF SHOWERS
GOING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES NORTH, THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL BE IN THE CROSS HAIRS OF THE BIGGEST THREAT
FOR RAIN. THE QPF FROM THE NAM BRINGS NEARLY AN INCH TO THE BASIN
TUE. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS IF AND OR HOW MUCH RAIN COMES ACROSS
THE TALKEETNA AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS TO THE MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA
VALLEY AND NORTHERN COOK INLET AND ANCHORAGE LATER TUESDAY.

.SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
RAIN CONTINUES ALONG THE SURFACE AND UPPER TROUGH BOUNDARY FROM
BRISTOL BAY NORTH ACROSS THE ANIAK AREA. THIS TROUGH WILL SLOWLY MOVE
WEST AND SOUTH AS IT DISSIPATES SO THE RAIN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
TO SHOWERS AND TAPER OFF TUE AFTERNOON. THE RAINFALL INTENSITY HAS
DROPPED OFF AND WE HAVE CANCELED THE FLOOD ADVISORIES.

THE NEXT POTENTIAL FOR RAIN WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT
ELONGATING EAST FROM THE BERING STORM AS MOISTURE ADVECTS NORTH FROM
IT INTO THE RESIDUAL UPPER LOW OVER WESTERN ALASKA LATE WED AND EARLY
THU.

THE FOG OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA HAS FINALLY BEGAN TO MIX OUT AND
SHOULD NOT BE A FACTOR AS INCREASED SOUTHEAST AND EAST WIND IN
ADVANCE OF THE FRONT KEEPS CONDITIONS MIXED ENOUGH.

.ALEUTIANS AND BERING...
INCREASED WIND AND MIXING IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT HAS RESULTED IN THE
FOG LIFTING IN THE PRIBILOFS AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. WE DO NOT
ANTICIPATE FOG PROBLEMS IN THE CENTRAL OR EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK. THE FRONT IS SUPPORTING RAIN AND SOME GUSTY
WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODELS STILL INDICATE A PATTERN CHANGE TAKING PLACE ACROSS ALASKA BY
EARLY NEXT WEEK RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE GULF AND A LOW DRIFTING INTO
THE BERING SEA. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS WILL BE A SHORT LIVED CHANGE AS
ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH DIGS SOUTH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BY MID WEEK
AND THE BERING SEA LOW MOVES BACK INTO THE GULF. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR
A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRIER WEATHER AND WARMER TEMPERATURES BEFORE THE
BERING LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

JUL 12

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jul 9, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jul 9, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jul 9, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jul 10, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jul 10, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.