Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 603, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
413 FZAK51 PAFC 232315 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ197-241500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD WILL DISSIPATE AND MOVE INLAND SUN EVENING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY EVENING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ120-241500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-241500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-241500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF NAKED ISLAND. WIND BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-241500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-241500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-241500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-241500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING AND DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-241500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-241500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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699 FZAK51 PAFC 241132 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 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. PKZ197-250300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHWEST GULF EARLY MON EVENING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST EARLY TUE EVENING. A 959 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-250300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-250300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-250300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-250300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-250300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-250300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-250300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-250300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-250300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
193 FZAK51 PAFC 242307 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF THIS EVENING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY EARLY TUE EVENING. A 974 MB LOW WILL FORM 430 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK TUE EVENING AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TO 956 MB 230 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT...BECOMING S 20 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING T0 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
426 FZAK51 PAFC 250000 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF THIS EVENING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY EARLY TUE EVENING. A 974 MB LOW WILL FORM 430 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK TUE EVENING AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TO 956 MB 230 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT...BECOMING S 20 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
434 FZAK51 PAFC 250538 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED 940 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 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. PKZ197-251500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF THIS EVENING AND REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY EARLY TUE EVENING. A 974 MB LOW WILL FORM 430 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK TUE EVENING AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TO 956 MB 230 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-251500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-251500- RESURRECTION BAY 940 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-251500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-251500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-251500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-251500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT...BECOMING S 20 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-251500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-251500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-251500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
858 FZAK51 PAFC 251141 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 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. PKZ197-260300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. A 975 MB LOW MOVES TO 360 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT TUESDAY EVENING AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES TO 950 MB 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE LOW THEN SLIGHTLY WEAKENS TO 957 MB AND DRIFTS TO 60 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU MORNING. $$ PKZ120-260300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-260300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-260300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-260300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-260300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-260300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-260300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-260300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-260300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 23, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 23, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE MAIN CENTER OF ACTION ON THE WEATHER MAP IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA REGION. A SECOND UPPER LEVEL LOW IS LOCATED JUST NORTH AND EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS MORNING...BUT WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TODAY AS THE PRIMARY SURFACE LOW MOVES INLAND AND THE RESIDUAL LOW DRIFTS NORTH AND EAST TO NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE TONIGHT. AS AN UNUSUALLY STRONG DOWNSTREAM RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA BEGINS TO MOVE EAST TODAY...AND THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHERN BERING WILL MOVE NORTH TO NEAR COASTAL NORTHWEST ALASKA. MEANWHILE...A SMALL DISTURBANCE WITH AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN TODAY INTO A LARGE AND BROAD NEW CENTER OF ACTION OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. MULTIPLE SURFACE LOWS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THIS TROUGH AS A STRONG JET STREAK DIVES INTO THE BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER LEVEL LOW. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE DOING A DECENT JOB OVERALL. THE GFS DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF DEVELOPING MODERATE SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA NORTH TO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY DURING THE EVENING HOURS LAST NIGHT. SYNOPTICALLY...THERE IS GREAT MODEL AGREEMENT CURRENTLY WITH ONLY MINOR SPATIAL DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE PRIMARY GLOBAL MODELS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... SURFACE LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES FURTHER INLAND THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. RESIDUAL LOW PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF UNDER THE DECAYING UPPER LEVEL FEATURE AND THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL KEEP MODERATE RAIN OVER THE SOUND THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY (THOUGH CONTINUE) AS THE CURRENT SYSTEM DISSIPATES AND THE NEXT SYSTEM BEGINS TO APPROACH FROM THE WEST FOR TUESDAY. AS THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM TRAVELS JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE COOK INLET REGION...WE SHOULD SEE SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...GRADUALLY LETTING UP AS TRANSIENT UPPER LEVEL RIDGING MOVES THROUGH SOMETIME AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY. THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH BY MONDAY EVENING AND BRING A RENEWED SHOT OF RAIN TO THE REGION THROUGH MIDWEEK. THIS SYSTEM WILL FEATURE A STRONG FRONT MOVING NORTH TO THE GULF COAST...WITH STORM FORCE WINDS LIKELY TUESDAY OVER THE BARRIER JET REGION OF THE NORTH GULF COAST. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... DEFORMATION ZONE WILL PRODUCE RAIN MAINLY ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ALEUTIAN AND ALASKA RANGES NORTH OF KING SALMON THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH CLEARING DEVELOPING ON THE BACK SIDE AS SURFACE RIDGING MOVES THROUGH. ONSHORE FLOW NEAR THE COAST WILL KEEP CLOUDS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE MOST PART THROUGH THIS EVENING. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING STRENGTHENS TONIGHT ESPECIALLY OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS AS THE UPSTREAM STORM GAINS STRENGTH TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. RAIN DEVELOPS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND MOVES NORTH MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL MOVES TO NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... RAIN AND SHOWERS WILL DOMINATE THE BERING WEATHER MAP OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WITH EMBEDDED GALES AROUND THE LOW PRESSURE CENTERS WHICH DEVELOP EASTWARD WITH TIME AS THE JET STREAK ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOW CONTINUES TO DIVE EAST TOWARDS THE BASE OF THE TROUGH. .LONG TERM FORECAST... UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL PUSH FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA EARLY THIS WEEK INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THE PARENT SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED JET STREAK WILL BECOME A PROLIFERANT PRODUCER OF WEATHER SYSTEMS AND KEEP THE WEATHER OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COAST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING...111 121 125 145 MARINE...GALES...120 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 179 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. 29/CC SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 23, 8:15 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Sep 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 24, 4:56 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr |
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