Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 457, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 18, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jul 18, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
473 FZAK51 PAFC 182344 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 18 2013 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. PKZ197-191500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF. $$ PKZ120-191500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-191500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 18 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-191500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 18 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-191500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 18 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-191500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 18 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-191500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 18 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-191500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 18 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-191500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-191500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 18 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-191500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 18 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-191500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-191500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-191500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 18 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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217 FZAK51 PAFC 191149 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF CAPE CLEARE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-200300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-200300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-200300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-200300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-200300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
100 FZAK51 PAFC 191442 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 UPDATED ZONE 120 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. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 640 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W 25 KT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-200300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-200300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-200300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-200300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-200300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
533 FZAK51 PAFC 192157 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 155 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 UPDATED ZONE 129 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-200300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF. $$ PKZ120-200300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 640 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W 25 KT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-200300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-200300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-200300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-200300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200300- PASSAGE CANAL 155 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-200300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-200300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-200300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-200300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-200300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-200300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
292 FZAK51 PAFC 200002 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 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. PKZ197-201500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ120-201500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT SW OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-201500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-201500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-201500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-201500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-201500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-201500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-201500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ136-201500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-201500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-201500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-201500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-201500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 19 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
008 FZAK51 PAFC 201107 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF AK WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-210300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-210300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-210300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ136-210300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-210300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
891 FZAK51 PAFC 202042 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1240 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 UPDATED 129 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. PKZ197-210300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF AK WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ120-210300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-210300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-210300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-210300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-210300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-210300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-210300- PASSAGE CANAL 1240 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-210300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-210300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ136-210300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-210300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-210300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-210300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-210300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
975 FZAK51 PAFC 210012 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 1013 MB LOW WILL FORM 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA SUN AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 1015 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-211500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-211500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-211500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-211500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-211500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
036 FZAK51 PAFC 210018 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 UPDATED AREA 121 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. PKZ197-211500- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 1013 MB LOW WILL FORM 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA SUN AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 1015 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT BY MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-211500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-211500- RESURRECTION BAY 415 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-211500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-211500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-211500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-211500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-211500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-211500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-211500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-211500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-211500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-211500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-211500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-211500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUL 20 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
969 FZAK51 PAFC 211139 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-220300- 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF AK WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A 1012 MB LOW WILL FORM 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE ST ELIAS THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 1013 MB 320 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA BY MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-220300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-220300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-220300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-220300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-220300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-220300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-220300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 20 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-220300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-220300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-220300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-220300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-220300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-220300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-220300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jul 18, 3:45 PM AKDT, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 3:45 PM AKDT, 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 345 PM AKDT THU JUL 18 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... STRONG CLOSED LOW NEAR THE POLE WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING THROUGH A CLOSED LOW IN SIBERIA INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC TO ANOTHER CLOSED LOW. A RIDGE EXTENDS FROM THE CLOSED HIGH JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF TO THE CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO WITH ANOTHER LOW OVER HUDSON BAY. SHORT WAVE ENERGY MOVING OUT OF THE BERING KNOCKING DOWN RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND. THE MOST CURRENT WAVE IS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA PRODUCING WIDESPREAD RAINFALL. WAVES ARE NOT STRONG AS JET SUPPORT IS ONLY MODERATE AND BAROCLINICITY IS MEAGER. AT THE SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE IS DOMINATING THE BERING SEA WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF AND NORTH PACIFIC. LOADS OF STRATUS AND FOG OVER THE BERING AND WESTERN ALASKA CURRENTLY. SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA IS UNDER A SOMEWHAT MOIST AND CONDITIONALLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS. WITH THE CLOUD COVER OF THE WEST...CONVECTION IN THE FORM OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIMITED PRIMARILY TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DUE TO THE WEAK LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND A FAVORABLE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT...WINDS AT WHITTIER HAVE BEEN RATHER GUSTY THE PAST COUPLE DAYS. THIS WILL GIVE WAY THIS EVENING FINALLY. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE 4 WAVE PATTERN OVER THE HEMISPHERE TO CHANGE A BIT. THE RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND FLATTENS AND REBUILDS OVER THE BERING LATER THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. TROUGH OVER THE BERING TO SLIDE INTO THE YUKON AND BC. FEATURES BECOME MORE ZONAL BY THE END OF THE WEEK. IN MORE DETAIL...THE CLOSED LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA TO BECOME AN OPEN WAVE AND MOVE THROUGH THE MAINLAND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND THEN STICK OVER THE BC AND PANHANDLE THROUGH MID WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE NEAR THE GULF TO RETROGRADE TO EASTERN BERING IN THIS TIME FRAME. THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TO DRIFT TOWARD THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WHILE THE POLAR LOW DROPS INTO THE CHUKCHI AND MOVES TO THE BEAUFORT MID WEEK. AT THE SURFACE...WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TO BE RE-INFORCED BY SATURDAY WITH THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL AND THE GULF. HIGH PRESSURE TO CENTER OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA. THE LOW OVER THE ARCTIC TO MOVE TO FOLLOW THE UPPER LOW ACROSS THE CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT THIS WEEKEND INTO MID WEEK. OVERALL...MODELS ARE AMAZINGLY IN AGREEMENT AT THE SURFACE AND UPPER LEVELS. OF COURSE THERE ARE SLIGHT DETAILS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMPLEX TERRAIN. FOR INSTANCE...THE DETAILS OF THE LOW MOVING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY COULD BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN OR NOT. BASED UPON THE BETTER REPRESENTATION OF TERRAIN AND TERRAIN FEATURES...THE FORECAST IS LEANING TO THE NAM FOR MORE RAINFALL THAN NOT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL...MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW PREVAILS OVER THE AREA TODAY AND TOMORROW AHEAD OF A STRONGER WAVE MOVING SOUTHEAST FROM THE NORTHERN BERING. A WEAK WAVE TO PASS THROUGH TONIGHT AND WILL INITIATE RAINFALL MAINLY UP THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THE WEAK LOW THAT IS KEEPING STRONG GUSTS OUT OF THE WHITTIER AREA TODAY TO WEAKEN AS THIS WAVE MOVES INTO PLACE. WE WILL REMAIN IN A VERY MOIST AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE FRIDAY FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL. THE STRONGER WAVE TO MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE BAROCLINICITY AND VORTICITY ADVECTION TO INITIATE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL. AS IT PASSES SATURDAY...THE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL BE ENHANCED AND GAP FLOWS WILL ENSURE ESPECIALLY THROUGH WHITTIER AND SEWARD AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. BARREN ISLAND WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG BUT PRESENT. A DRIER PATTERN TO ENTER BEHIND THIS WAVE FOR SUNDAY...BUT THE WINDS WILL REMAIN SUNDAY. .SOUTHWEST...LARGE SCALE TROUGH OVER THE BERING WITH A SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD RAIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORT WAVE. LONG WAVE TROUGH TO TRANSITION ACROSS THE MAINLAND FRIDAY. GOOD BAROCLINICITY WITH THIS FEATURE...SO EXPECT WIDESPREAD RAIN...SOMETIMES MODERATE. IN ADDITION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AIDING STRONGER WINDS ALONG THE AKPEN. AFTER THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH FRIDAY...THE FLOW BECOMES DRIER AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES DIMINISH THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .BERING AND ALEUTIANS...WEAK LOW PRESSURE WITH UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BERING THROUGH TOMORROW. SURFACE WINDS ARE NOT IMPRESSIVE. COMBINED WITH CURRENT MARINE LAYER AROUND THE BERING...STRATUS AND DRIZZLE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE BERING. AS THE LOW PRESSURE EXITS THE BERING FRIDAY...HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD OVER MUCH OF THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL KEEP LIGHT RAIN AND STRATUS AND FOG OVER THE BERING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .LONG TERM FORECAST... BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND...THE MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE MAINLAND TO GIVE WAY AS NORTHWEST FLOW MOVES OVER THE STATE. WARM TEMPS WILL REMAIN. WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING...FOG AND STRATUS TO RULE. AS THE LOW IN THE ARCTIC SWINGS INTO THE BEAUFORT MID WEEK...A FRONT IS EXPECTED TO WORK ACROSS THE BROOKS RANGE INTO CENTRAL ALASKA. OTHERWISE...A MOSTLY DRY PATTERN FOR THE MAINLAND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NELSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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