Hurricane Force Wind Warning 11, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Sep 26, 2012, 6:35 PM AKDT (02:35 UTC)

Expired

Sep 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

004 
FZAK51 PAFC 270236 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
635 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012

UPDATE TO ZONES 120 AND 138

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.

PKZ197-271500-
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 950 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO
980 MB NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LATE THU NIGHT AND MOVE INLAND FRI
MORNING.

$$

PKZ120-271500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
635 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING
TO 27 FT THIS EVENING. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-271500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-271500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 60
KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-271500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-271500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
628 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 65 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT IN THE EVENING. SE OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT EXCEPT 18 FT W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-271500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NW
35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-271500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
635 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22
FT. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-271500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. NORTH OF
KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-271500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

826 
FZAK51 PAFC 271145
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 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.

PKZ197-280300-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A LARGE 957 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB 
AND DRIFT INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRI MORNING. A NEW 990 MB 
LOW WILL FORM IN UPPER COOK INLET FRI NIGHT AND STALL AND WEAKEN 
TO 1000 MB SAT MORNING.
$$

PKZ120-280300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
W OF CAPE CLEARE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ121-280300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-280300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-280300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13
FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.  SEAS 6
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-280300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.

.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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