Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 541, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 31, 2012, 7:45 PM AKDT. It was in force for 20 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 31, 2012, 7:45 PM AKDT (03:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
447 FZAK51 PAFC 010349 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 745 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 UPDATE TO 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. PKZ197-011500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1005 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND INTENSIFIES TO 998 MB SAT MORNING 75 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF SAT NIGHT AND APPROACHES THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-011500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 745 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 12 FT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-011500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-011500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-011500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. . .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-011500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-011500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-011500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ140-011500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-011500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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877 FZAK51 PAFC 011151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 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. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WITH MULTIPLE EMBEDDED LOWS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF MOVES INLAND SAT AFTERNOON. A SECOND WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT EVENING AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN AFTERNOON. A THIRD AND STRONGER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF MIDDAY SUNDAY AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
185 FZAK51 PAFC 011539 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 740 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 UPDATED ZONE 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-020300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WITH MULTIPLE EMBEDDED LOWS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF MOVES INLAND SAT AFTERNOON. A SECOND WEAK FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT EVENING AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN AFTERNOON. A THIRD AND STRONGER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF MIDDAY SUNDAY AND TO THE NORTH GULF COAST SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-020300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-020300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ125-020300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-020300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-020300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-020300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-020300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 740 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-020300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-020300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
652 FZAK51 PAFC 012322 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND DISSIPATES BY EARLY SUN MORNING. A WEAK FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A BERING SEA LOW ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF SUN AFTERNOON AND REACHES THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...NORTH WIND 15 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING SW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. . .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Aug 31, 7:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Aug 31, 10:35 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Aug 31, 10:35 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 53 hr | |
| Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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