Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 561, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 8, 2012, 4:00 AM 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
- Sep 8, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 9, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
897 FZAK51 PAFC 081150 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY INTENSIFIES TO 1000 MB SAT AFTERNOON 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AND THEN DEEPENS TO 998 MB SUN MORNING 80 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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153 FZAK51 PAFC 081157 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-090300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY INTENSIFIES TO 1000 MB SAT AFTERNOON 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AND THEN DEEPENS TO 998 MB SUN MORNING 80 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
120 FZAK51 PAFC 082321 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 300NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL BECOME A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 997 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THIS AREA WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
444 FZAK51 PAFC 090609 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 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. PKZ197-091500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 300NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL BECOME A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 997 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THIS AREA WILL WEAKEN TO 1010 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1010 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
559 FZAK51 PAFC 091240 RRA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 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. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
271 FZAK51 PAFC 091303 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 505 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 138 HEADLINE 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. PKZ197-100300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
672 FZAK51 PAFC 092325 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 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. PKZ197-101500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE BY MON MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE GULF MON NIGHT AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TUE. $$ PKZ120-101500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-101500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-101500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS..SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-101500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-101500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-101500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-101500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 9 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 7, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... MAIN FEATURE OF INTEREST CONTINUES TO BE A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WHICH ENCOMPASSES MUCH OF ALASKA...WITH A CLOSED UPPER LOW AND ITS SURFACE REFLECTION LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND. THIS FEATURE IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD RAIN OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND AKPEN...WITH A FEW SHOWERS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING IS BEGINNING TO BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FROM THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM...BRINGING THE LOW ACROSS THE AKPEN ON SATURDAY MORNING AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WENT WITH THE ECMWF THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK BY SATURDAY MORNING AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GULF AND THEN OFF TO THE EAST...LEADING TO A PLEASANT WEEKEND WITH SUNNY SKIES ON SUNDAY AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. GIVEN EXPECTED CLEARING LATER IN THE WEEKEND...WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY NIGHT FOR EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL IF WINDS SUBSIDE ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR OPTIMAL RADIATIONAL COOLING. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... RAIN WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. GENERALLY CALM CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE BERING. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN FROM WEST TO EAST THIS WEEKEND AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OFF OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TRAVERSES THE BERING. .LONG TERM FORECAST... CALM CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK WITH RIDGING OVERHEAD. CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL THEN INCREASE INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE BERING. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE CB SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.