Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 499, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Aug 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
753 FZAK51 PAFC 222354 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 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. PKZ197-231500- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1008 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 1003 MB 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER THU AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 1010 MB 220 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-231500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT W OF CAPE CLEARE. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-231500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-231500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-231500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-231500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-231500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-231500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-231500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-231500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 22 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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528 FZAK51 PAFC 231154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 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. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1003 MB LOW 65 NM NORTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF GORE POINT TONIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. . RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AT 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING 7 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
031 FZAK51 PAFC 231634 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 830 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 UPDATED ZONE 120 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-240300- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1003 MB LOW 65 NM NORTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF GORE POINT TONIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN AND BECOME A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN GULF BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-240300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-240300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AT 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-240300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING 7 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-240300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-240300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-240300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-240300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-240300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-240300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
468 FZAK51 PAFC 232356 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB 170 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD THU NIGHT THEN WEAKEN TO 1010 MB 430 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC SAT. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
257 FZAK51 PAFC 241151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 100A 1006 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 520 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT LATE TONIGHT AT 1008 MB. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS MORNING AND REMAIN THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. HIGHER SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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