Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 648, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 1, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 1, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
843 FZAK51 PAFC 012311 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 1 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVES EAST TUE. A 1010 MB LOW MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK TUE MORNING. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 1018 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WED MORNING. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 1 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 1 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 1 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 1 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 1 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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768 FZAK51 PAFC 021149 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 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. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT ENTERING THE GULF REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST WED MORNING AND THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATES. A SECOND FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF WED MORNING AND REACHES THE GULF COAST WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. $$
527 FZAK51 PAFC 022325 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND DISSIPATES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SERIES OF WEATHER FRONTS MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE EAST GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
182 FZAK51 PAFC 022343 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 CORRECTED 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND DISSIPATES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY MORNING. A SERIES OF WEATHER FRONTS MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE EAST GULF THROUGH THURSDAY. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
236 FZAK51 PAFC 031151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 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. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1010 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WED NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
515 FZAK51 PAFC 032328 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A SERIES OF WEAKENING WEATHER FRONTS MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF FRIDAY. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
580 FZAK51 PAFC 041155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 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. PKZ197-050300- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT WILL PERSIST IN THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-050300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-050300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-050300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-050300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-050300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-050300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-050300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-050300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-050300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
019 FZAK51 PAFC 042315 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Oct 1, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 1, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 1 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL RIDGING CONTINUES TO BUILD IN OVER THE GULF AND MAINLAND ALASKA AS AN UPPER LOW WEAKENS AND DRIFTS SOUTHEASTWARD INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA...YIELDING PARTLY SUNNY SKIES OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK. A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS IN PLACE OVER THE BERING...WITH ONE LOW CENTERED NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND AND ANOTHER PROGRESSING EASTWARD JUST SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHERN BERING LOW EXTENDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...BRINGING RAIN TO MUCH OF THE AREA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REMAIN IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...DEVELOPING A TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN TONIGHT AS THE LOW CURRENTLY TRAVERSING THE ALEUTIANS BEGINS TO DISSIPATE...THEN BRINGING IT INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MODELS ARE ALSO IN GENERAL AGREEMENT IN BRINGING THE REMNANTS OF TYPHOON JELAWAT ALONG 50N THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN NORTHWARD INTO THE BERING ON WEDNESDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... A CHANCE OF RAIN WILL RETURN TO SOUTHCENTRAL AK TONIGHT AS THE DECAYING FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST AK APPROACHES. MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL THEN MOVE IN ON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AS A SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST. RAIN WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY ALONG THE GULF COAST AS THE SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS AND MOVES INTO THE GULF. HOWEVER...INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SEE A BRIEF BREAK IN PRECIPITATION AND PARTLY SUNNY SKIES ON WEDNESDAY AS TRANSITORY UPPER LEVEL RIDGING MOVES THROUGH IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT SYSTEM IN THE BERING. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED SHORTWAVE MOVES OVERHEAD...FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF BREAK IN PRECIPITATION ON TUESDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AS THE TROPICAL REMNANTS MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA. RAIN WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE COAST ON WEDNESDAY. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE CHAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN BEFORE THAT SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA AND BEGINS TO DISSIPATE. ADDITIONAL RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE CHAIN FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF JELAWAT MOVE ALONG 50N AND THEN INTO THE BERING. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN LOOKS TO BECOME MORE AMPLIFIED LATE IN THE WEEK...LIKELY RESULTING IN MORE PRECIPITATION FOR MUCH OF THE AREA AS A LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING AND RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC YIELD BROAD SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 155 160 165 170 172 175 176 179 180 FIRE WEATHER...NONE CB OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Oct 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 2, 3:35 PM AKDT | Coastal Flood Watch | AFC | 24 hr |
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