Gale Warning 599, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Sep 22, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)

Expired

Sep 23, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

386 
FZAK51 PAFC 222329 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTION
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

CORRECTION FOR HEADLINE ZONE 129

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.

PKZ197-231500-
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 983 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF
HOMER AT 995 MB SUN MORNING THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD AT 1005 MB
SUN EVENING. A 987 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MON MORNING WILL
MOVE TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-231500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT
DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-231500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND BECOMING N 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-231500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-231500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-231500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-231500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-231500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-231500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT
IN THE EARLY EVENING. S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE
25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FOOT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-231500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

477 
FZAK51 PAFC 231126
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 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.

PKZ197-240300-
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 989 MB LOW 65 NM EAST OF KODIAK MOVES INLAND OVER THE WESTERN 
KENAI PENINSULA LATE THIS MORNING WHILE WEAKENING TO 995 MB. A
RESIDUAL 1001 MB LOW FORMS 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE SUN NIGHT
BEFORE DISSIPATING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWEST
GULF MON NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-240300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-240300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-240300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-240300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-240300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-240300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-240300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-240300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN
ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-240300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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