Storm Warning 109, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Aug 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)

Expired

Aug 27, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

990 
FZAK51 PAFC 271159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 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 MON AUG 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 1006 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND MON
MORNING AND WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT AT 1004 MB TUE
MORNING AND WILL THEN MOVE INLAND.

$$

PKZ120-280300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-280300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WIND BECOMING N 20 KT THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 30 KT
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-280300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-280300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS
INCREASING TO S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-280300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT
EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-280300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE
THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND
25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. S OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 8 FT.  
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-280300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4
FT EXCEPT 7 FT S OF KALGIN ISLAND.  
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-280300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

993 
FZAK51 PAFC 272301
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 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.

PKZ197-281500-
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1003 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND MOVE TO NEAR SITKA AT 1007 MB 
TUE AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE INLAND TUE NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-281500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-281500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-281500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-281500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
40 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-281500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-281500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-281500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-281500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-281500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

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