Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 551, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 3, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
- Sep 3, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
372 FZAK51 PAFC 031200 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 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. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES INLAND THIS MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING AND MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND EASTERN GULF LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
779 FZAK51 PAFC 031219 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 419 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 UPDATED ZONES 138 AND 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. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES INLAND THIS MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING AND MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND EASTERN GULF LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 419 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 419 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EARLY MORNING BECOMING S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
139 FZAK51 PAFC 032307 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE MORNING AND QUICKLY TRACK TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF TUE EVENING BEFORE MOVING INLAND EARLY WED. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT DURING THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TUE...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ JM
260 FZAK51 PAFC 041128 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA LATE TUE MORNING AND QUICKLY TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA TUE NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND EARLY WED. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED MORNING AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA WED EVENING. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WED... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
994 FZAK51 PAFC 041425 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 UPDATED ZONES 129 138 140 141 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA LATE TUE MORNING AND QUICKLY TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA TUE NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND EARLY WED. A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WED MORNING AND MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA WED EVENING. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 620 AM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
078 FZAK51 PAFC 042314 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS EVENING AND MOVE INLAND EARLY WED MORNING. MODERATE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU MORNING AS THE BERING LOW MOVES INLAND OVER NORTHERN ALASKA. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS EVENING. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO 55 KT DEVELOPING AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 18 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. S OF KALGIN ISLAND...GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT DURING THE MORNING. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ JM
313 FZAK51 PAFC 051151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INLAND OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU AFTERNOON BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 BECOMING SW 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Sep 2, 1:10 PM AKDT, 14 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 1:10 PM AKDT, 14 hours 50 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
110 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LONG-WAVE TROUGH IS CENTERED OVER
THE BERING SEA WITH A STRONG UPPER JET ROUNDING THE BOTTOM OF
THE TROUGH FROM THE SEA OF OKHOTSK TO THE ALEUTIANS AND ACROSS
THE GULF TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA. A STRONG SHORT-WAVE TROUGH ACROSS
THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND ALASKA PENINSULA IS SWINGING
NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA ALONG WITH A MATURE LOW
AND OCCLUDING FRONTAL SYSTEM. THE DEPTH OF THE SURFACE LOW (AROUND
982 MB) AND STRENGTH OF UPPER LEVEL FORCING IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD
STRONG WINDS AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
WITH DETERIORATING CONDITIONS OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
MEANWHILE...ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE MOVING OUT OF ASIA IS BEGINNING TO
DEVELOP ANOTHER SURFACE LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. UPPER
LEVEL JET WITH THIS IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...AT
160 KT PLUS. EXPECT THIS TO RAPIDLY DEVELOP INTO AN EVEN STRONGER
SYSTEM THAN THE CURRENT ONE AND PRODUCE WIDESPREAD IMPACTS ACROSS
THE ALASKA REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT AND FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...BACK TO BACK POWERFUL SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT
THE REGION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE GREATEST IMPACT OF THESE
SYSTEMS WILL BE WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS. ALTHOUGH STORMS LIKE THIS
ARE VERY COMMON DURING THE WINTER MONTHS IT IS RARER TO SEE THEM
THIS EARLY IN THE SEASON. THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS THE GROUND IS NOT
FROZEN AND ALL THE LEAVES ARE STILL ON THE TREES. THIS INCREASES
THE LIKELIHOOD OF OF FALLING TREES AND BRANCHES AS WELL AS POWER
OUTAGES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WITH THE FIRST STORM ARE EXPECTED
ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS LOOK LIKE THEY
WILL PEAK SOMEWHERE NEAR THE WARNING THRESHOLD. BECAUSE THIS IS
AN UNUSUALLY STRONG EARLY SEASON STORM AND BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER
THREAT TO FALLING TREES DECIDED TO ISSUE A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR
THIS BORDERLINE SITUATION. WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT THE
FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PUSH INLAND...PRODUCING FAIRLY WIDESPREAD
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED
RIGHT OUT AHEAD OF THE UPPER SHORT-WAVE. HOWEVER...EVERYTHING WILL
MOVE THROUGH QUICKLY SO HEAVY RAIN SHOULD NOT LAST VERY LONG IN
ANY ONE LOCATION.
THE FIRST STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT TO THE NORTH MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND MONDAY NIGHT WHILE THE SECOND IS BOMBING OUT OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS. THIS STORM WILL ULTIMATELY TAKE A NEARLY IDENTICAL
TRACK TO THE FIRST STORM PRODUCING A LOT OF THE SAME TYPES OF
WEATHER. THE DIFFERENCE IS EVERYTHING WILL BE STRONGER...WITH THE
CENTRAL PRESSURE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT NEAR 970 MB (ABOUT 10 MB
DEEPER THAN THIS FIRST STORM). ASSUMING THIS FORECAST REMAINS ON
TRACK IT LOOKS LIKE A NO DOUBTER HIGH WIND WARNING FOR TURNAGAIN
ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE. THIS RAISES EVEN MORE
CONCERN FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES THAN THE FIRST STORM.
A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUES TO HIGHLIGHT THESE
CONCERNS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THINGS WILL WIND DOWN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
AS THE SECOND STORM EXITS TO THE NORTH. THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH WILL
SHIFT EASTWARD A BIT AS A RIDGE MOVES INTO THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC
AND FAR WESTERN BERING SEA. THIS WILL ALLOW A TROUGH TO DROP DOWN
OUT OF THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...DIGGING SOUTHEASTWARD
INTO THE GULF BY THE WEEKEND AND LIKELY RESULTING IN ANOTHER ROUND
OF RAIN FOR THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...160 165 170 172 175 176.
GALE WARNING...120 125 129 130 132 138 140 150 155
171 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB SEP 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 3, 4:15 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 3, 5:05 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Sep 3, 10:52 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 42 hr |
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