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Gale Warning 762, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 13, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 140011
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 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.

PKZ197-141500-
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. A 996 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD
LATE TONIGHT...MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY WED AFTERNOON THEN
DISSIPATE WED EVENING. A 986 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WED EVENING WILL 
MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING BY THU AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND
35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT NEAR MORNING.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 11 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-141500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT
EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
336 
FZAK51 PAFC 140252 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
550 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 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.

PKZ197-141500-
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. A 996 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD
LATE TONIGHT...MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY WED AFTERNOON THEN
DISSIPATE WED EVENING. A 986 MB LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WED EVENING WILL 
MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING BY THU AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND
35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
555 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 3 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT NEAR MORNING.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 11 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-141500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT
EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 13 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
731 
FZAK51 PAFC 141248
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED NOV 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 AKST WED NOV 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 996 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD WILL MOVE TO NEAR SEWARD WED
EVENING THEN DISSIPATE. A 991 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED
NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND BY THU AFTERNOON
AT 988 MB AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND
35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS..NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6
FT...EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
527 
FZAK51 PAFC 150018
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED NOV 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 AKST WED NOV 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 990 MB LOW 75 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTH OF
CAPE SUCKLING AT 989 MB LATE THU AFTERNOON THEN TO 480 NM SOUTH OF
CAPE SUCKLING AT 987 MB BY FRI AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-151500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S TO E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-151500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-151500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

.TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-151500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-151500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 8 FT E OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-151500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT EXCEPT 7 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-151500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-151500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 8 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-151500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 13, 3:56 PM AKSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Nov 13, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC9 days
Nov 13, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 13, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 days
Nov 13, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 13, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 13, 5:50 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC10 hr
Nov 14, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Nov 14, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Nov 14, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr

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