Gale Warning 615, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Sep 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)

Expired

Sep 30, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

879 
FZAK51 PAFC 292318
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 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.

PKZ197-301500-
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1003 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 1010 MB SUN
AFTERNOON 65 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND CONTINUES WEAKENING
TO 1017 MB MON MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR SITKA. HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF MON.
$$

PKZ120-301500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-301500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-301500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-301500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-301500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-301500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-301500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-301500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-301500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 29 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

JM

297 
FZAK51 PAFC 301141
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 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.

PKZ197-010300-
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1006 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD WEAKENS TO 1014 MB 
SUN EVENING 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. THIS LOW THEN 
MERGES WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW AND INTENSIFIES TO 1004 MB 
NEAR DIXON ENTRANCE SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE 
GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE 
MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE EVENING. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 30 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING 
VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

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