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Gale Warning 613, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 27, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Sep 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

826 
FZAK51 PAFC 271145
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 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.

PKZ197-280300-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A LARGE 957 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB 
AND DRIFT INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRI MORNING. A NEW 990 MB 
LOW WILL FORM IN UPPER COOK INLET FRI NIGHT AND STALL AND WEAKEN 
TO 1000 MB SAT MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-280300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
W OF CAPE CLEARE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-280300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-280300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13
FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.  SEAS 6
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.

.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
367 
FZAK51 PAFC 272349
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 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.

PKZ197-281500-
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 970 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE NEAR
ANCHORAGE AT 990 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD
AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT. A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 80 NM NORTHEAST OF
KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF CAPE
CLEARE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT.
RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
810 
FZAK51 PAFC 281155
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 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.

PKZ197-290300-
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS 
FRI MORNING. A 1004 MB LOW FORMS SAT MORNING NEAR SITKINAK
AND WEAKENS TO 1008 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTH 
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND.
$$

PKZ120-290300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-290300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-290300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-290300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING THEN 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-290300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 40 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-290300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-290300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-290300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
S OF ANCHOR POINT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SW 30 KT S OF ANCHOR POINT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-290300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
058 
FZAK51 PAFC 282313
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 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.

PKZ197-291500-
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 991 MB LOW NEAR ANCHORAGE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE
NORTHWARD THROUGH SAT MORNING. A 1004 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK
SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO 110 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1013 MB
SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-291500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-291500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DEVELOPING THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-291500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-291500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-291500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-291500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING
SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-291500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-291500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-291500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 
KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

JM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 26, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 26, 4:00 PM AKDTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 26, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Sep 26, 6:35 PM AKDTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC9 hr
Sep 27, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 27, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Sep 27, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days

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