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Storm Warning 129, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 16, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Sep 16, 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.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired: Sep 16, 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.

556 
FZAK51 PAFC 161122
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 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.

PKZ197-170300-
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 973 MB LOW 80 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE ASHORE
NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON AND
THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-170300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE
WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO
20 FT THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-170300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT THIS MORNING.
WINDS FURTHER INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-170300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-170300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-170300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-170300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT.  
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-170300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-170300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-170300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

1 follow-up statement

045 
FZAK51 PAFC 170000
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 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.

PKZ197-171500-
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A COMPLEX WEATHER FRONT MOVES INLAND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
TONIGHT. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MON
AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY DISSIPATES ALONG THE GULF COAST TUE.

$$

PKZ120-171500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-171500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-171500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE EARLY EVENING.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-171500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENING. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-171500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-171500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-171500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-171500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-171500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF SOUTHEASTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr
Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Sep 16, 1:58 AM AKDT	High Wind Warning	AFC	9 hr
Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	41 hr
Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Sep 16, 9:53 AM AKDT	Areal Flood Warning	AFC	12 hr
Sep 16, 12:03 PM AKDT	Areal Flood Warning	AFC	28 hr
Sep 16, 1:09 PM AKDT	Areal Flood Warning	AFC	23 hr

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Sources

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