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Gale Warning 672, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 14, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 14, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 14, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired: Oct 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

716 
FZAK51 PAFC 141143
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 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.

PKZ197-150300-
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A COMPLEX 970 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE
TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 978 MB MON MORNING...THEN
DRIFT TO AROUND 60 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA AT 984 MB TUE MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
AFTER MIDNIGHT SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

454 
FZAK51 PAFC 142340
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 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.

PKZ197-151500-
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 976 MB LOW NEAR 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF HOMER WILL BECOME STATIONARY
TONIGHT AND WEAKEN THROUGH MON. A SECONDARY 976 MB LOW CENTER 60 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 40 NM NORTHWEST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB TUE AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-151500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-151500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-151500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-151500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-151500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. E OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-151500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-151500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-151500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-151500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 14 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Oct 13, 10:55 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	17 hr
Oct 14, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Oct 14, 1:42 PM AKDT	High Wind Warning	AFC	5 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.