Gale Warning 585, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Sep 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)

Expired

Sep 19, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

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.  

$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.