Gale Warning 755, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Nov 10, 2012, 9:50 PM AKST (06:50 UTC)

Expired

Nov 11, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

862 
FZAK51 PAFC 110648 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
950 PM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

UPDATED ZONE 130

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.

PKZ197-111500-
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT TO 175 NM
SOUTH OF SITKA AT 1008 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 1008 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON.
$$

PKZ120-111500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-111500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-111500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF NAKED ISLAND 
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-111500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTER AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-111500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
950 PM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 35 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-111500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-111500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-111500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 2 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.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. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-111500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

194 
FZAK51 PAFC 111257
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 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.

PKZ197-120300-
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 993 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 1009 MB 270
NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE
PANHANDLE TUE MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-120300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-120300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-120300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-120300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 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 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE
EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-120300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-120300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-120300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-120300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-120300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 11 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

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