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Gale Warning 567, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 11, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 11, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 11, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

778 
FZAK51 PAFC 112339
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-121500-
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1003 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE NEAR MONTAGUE
ISLAND EARLY WED MORNING THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN
THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHWEST
GULF WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-121500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-121500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-121500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE...GUSTS TO 35 
KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-121500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-121500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING  SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-121500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-121500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND... NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-121500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 11 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

JM
3 follow-up statements
183 
FZAK51 PAFC 121159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-130300-
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1000 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1008 MB
AS IT MOVES NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND EARLY WED NIGHT AND THEN MOVE ON
SHORE THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF THU.
$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. N OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF 
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS NW...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 
NW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. N OF 
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING 
VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
886 
FZAK51 PAFC 121457 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
655 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

CORRECTED AREA 121

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-130300-
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1000 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1008 MB
AS IT MOVES NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND EARLY WED NIGHT AND THEN MOVE ON
SHORE THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF THU.
$$

PKZ120-130300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. N OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF 
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-130300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-130300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-130300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-130300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS NW...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 
NW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-130300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-130300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. N OF 
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-130300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING 
VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
517 
FZAK51 PAFC 122351
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1003 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST
OF YAKUTAT THU AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8
FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 12 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

JM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Sep 12, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr

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Sources

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