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Gale Warning 571, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 14, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 6 days. 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 14, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
436 FZAK51 PAFC 141157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 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. PKZ197-150300- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE THIS MORNING AND PUSH INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF IN THE EVENING. A 996 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK TONIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB AND MOVE TO 140 NM NORTHWEST OF CASTLE CAPE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-150300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-150300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-150300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-150300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-150300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-150300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-150300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-150300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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883 FZAK51 PAFC 142306 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 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. PKZ197-151500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO AROUND 390 NM SOUTHWEST OF AKHIOK SAT MORNING AT 992 MB...THEN STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO BRISTOL BAY NEAR TOGIAK AT 976 MB LATE SUN MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE ASHORE THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-151500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-151500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-151500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-151500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS... SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-151500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-151500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-151500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING...EXCEPT E 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-151500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
846 FZAK51 PAFC 151158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 995 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY AT 976 MB LATE TONIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE ASHORE THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 15 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
042 FZAK51 PAFC 151512 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 710 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 UPDATED AREA 125 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. PKZ197-160300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY AT 976 MB LATE TONIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE ASHORE THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-160300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 28 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-160300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-160300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 710 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-160300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 55 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 15 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-160300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-160300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...WINDS BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-160300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
054 FZAK51 PAFC 152355 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 25 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 75 NM NORTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM AT 974 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCINBROOK ENTRANCE BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NE 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 15 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 50 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE BY MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 70 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
368 FZAK51 PAFC 160050 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 CORRECTED TYPO 125 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 25 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 75 NM NORTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM AT 974 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NE 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 15 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 50 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE BY MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 70 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
442 FZAK51 PAFC 160635 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1035 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-161500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB LOW 25 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 75 NM NORTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM AT 974 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-161500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-161500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-161500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-161500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NE 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 15 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-161500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-161500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 50 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-161500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE BY MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 70 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-161500- KACHEMAK BAY 1035 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUN AND SUN NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...WIND INCREASING TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
556 FZAK51 PAFC 161122 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 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. PKZ197-170300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 973 MB LOW 80 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-170300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-170300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS FURTHER INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-170300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-170300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...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. $$ PKZ130-170300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-170300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-170300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-170300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
045 FZAK51 PAFC 170000 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 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. PKZ197-171500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A COMPLEX WEATHER FRONT MOVES INLAND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MON AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY DISSIPATES ALONG THE GULF COAST TUE. $$ PKZ120-171500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-171500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-171500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-171500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-171500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-171500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-171500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF SOUTHEASTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
913 FZAK51 PAFC 171152 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 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. PKZ197-180300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN GULF THIS MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY DISSIPATES ALONG THE GULF COAST TUE. A LOW 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK AT 990 MB WILL MOVE ASHORE THE ALASKAN PENINSULA EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-180300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-180300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-180300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-180300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-180300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-180300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-180300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-180300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
740 FZAK51 PAFC 172317 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 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. PKZ197-181500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES ALONG THE GULF COAST TUE. A SECOND FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST TUE NIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH WED. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW 200 NM SE OF SAND POINT AT 988 MB TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR KODIAK ISLAND EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-181500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-181500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-181500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-181500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-181500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-181500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-181500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-181500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
481 FZAK51 PAFC 181153 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 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. PKZ197-190300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A 988 MB LOW NEAR 52N 159W THIS EVENING WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR CASTLE CAPE EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-190300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-190300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-190300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-190300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-190300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-190300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-190300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
674 FZAK51 PAFC 182327 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND LINGER THROUGH WED. A 990 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 120 NM SE OF SAND POINT TUE EVENING WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CHIGNIK WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT LATE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT LATE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
985 FZAK51 PAFC 191143 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 992 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO NEAR KING SALMON AT 988 MB LATE THIS MORNING AND THEN MOVE INLAND. A 1001 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 390 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU MORNING AND THEN TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER AT 999 MB THU EVENING. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE THIS MORNING THEN SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
590 FZAK51 PAFC 192045 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1245 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 992 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO NEAR KING SALMON AT 988 MB LATE THIS MORNING AND THEN MOVE INLAND. A 1001 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 390 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU MORNING AND THEN TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER AT 999 MB THU EVENING. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 1245 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HIGHER WIND AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE THIS MORNING THEN SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
962 FZAK51 PAFC 192315 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN THIS EVENING AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH FRI. A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS WILL TRACK OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 13, 4:15 PM AKDT, 11 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 13, 4:15 PM AKDT, 11 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 415 PM AKDT THU SEP 13 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... MUCH OF SOUTHERN ALASKA IS PRECIPITATION FREE THIS AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST IN ITS WAKE. MOST SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA IS CONFINED TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS AROUND COOK INLET HAVE ALLOWED A FEW DIURNAL SHOWERS TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN KENAI AND SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY AS WELL. A SURFACE LOW MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA IS BRINGING RAIN TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS...WITH A POTENT UPPER LOW POISED TO DROP INTO THE BERING OUT OF EASTERN RUSSIA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS HAVE COME INTO DECENT AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM BUT CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE HANDLING OF THE STRONG UPPER LOW MOVING INTO THE BERING THIS WEEKEND. THERE IS GENERAL CONSENSUS IN BRINGING THE CENTER OF THE LOW TO THE VICINITY OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON SATURDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...SOLUTIONS DIVERGE WITH RESPECT TO POSITION AND STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM THEREAFTER...WITH THE GFS DEPICTING A DEEPER AND MORE SOUTHERLY SOLUTION THAN THAT OF THE ECMWF. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... THE BRIEF DRYING TREND OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING QUICKLY MOVES THROUGH FROM THE WEST. RAIN WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY AS THE NEXT WAVE MOVES THROUGH IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIN SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE BERING THIS WEEKEND. RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND AS THAT SYSTEM APPROACHES. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... RAIN WILL RETURN TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ON FRIDAY AS THE WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING CURRENTLY OVERHEAD MOVES OFF TO THE EAST AND THE SURFACE LOW TRAVERSING THE SOUTHERN BERING MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY. CONSEQUENTLY...RAIN ON FRIDAY WILL BE MOST PREVALENT IN THE VICINITY OF BRISTOL BAY. RAIN WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE MAIN UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... THE ALEUTIANS WILL SEE A BRIEF BREAK IN PRECIPITATION AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE EAST...BUT RAIN WILL RETURN TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PART OF THE CHAIN BY FRIDAY EVENING AS THE STRONG UPPER LOW DROPS INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING ON SATURDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW...BUT WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES OFF OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LEVEL LOW DROPPING INTO THE BERING WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THIS WEEKEND. THE LIKELIHOOD IS INCREASING THAT THE ANCHORAGE BOWL WILL BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WINDS BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION...ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL HIGHER THAN NORMAL UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE STRENGTH AND TIMING OF MAXIMUM WINDS. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION OVER THE COMING DAYS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 101 125 MARINE...NONE 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 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 13, 4:06 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 14, 11:57 AM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFC | 28 hr |
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