Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 577, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ PKZ141-170300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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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. $$ PKZ141-190300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 16, 1:58 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 16, 9:53 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 16, 12:03 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Sep 16, 1:09 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 23 hr |
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