Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 477, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 1, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
- Aug 1, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
887 FZAK51 PAFC 012330 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 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. PKZ197-021500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF AND DISSIPATE LATE THU NIGHT. A 1007 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC DEEPENS TO 988 MB FRI AFTERNOON 200 NM EAST OF SAND POINT THEN MOVES INLAND 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SAND POINT SAT MORNING AT 995 MB. $$ PKZ120-021500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-021500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-021500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-021500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-021500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-021500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-021500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-021500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 40 KT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-021500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT SE 40 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-021500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-021500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-021500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-021500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 15 KT. S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-021500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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474 FZAK51 PAFC 021154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-030300- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 995 MB LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 150 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY AT 990 MB SAT MORNING AND THEN MOVE INLAND. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND THEN INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-030300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-030300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-030300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-030300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ137-030300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
264 FZAK51 PAFC 022355 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 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. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW IN 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MOVES TO 40 NM NORTH OF PORT HEIDEN AT 993 MB SATURDAY MORNING...THEN MOVES INLAND BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH WEAK LOW PRESSURE PERSISTING OVER THE WESTERN GULF. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-031500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-031500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-031500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-031500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-031500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
255 FZAK51 PAFC 030013 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 126 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-031500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW IN 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MOVES TO 40 NM NORTH OF PORT HEIDEN AT 993 MB SATURDAY MORNING...THEN MOVES INLAND BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH WEAK LOW PRESSURE PERSISTING OVER THE WESTERN GULF. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-031500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-031500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 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. $$ PKZ128-031500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-031500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-031500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
356 FZAK51 PAFC 031158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 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. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW 90 NM WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM LATE THIS MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN MORNING. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-040300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-040300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-040300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-040300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-040300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
064 FZAK51 PAFC 031544 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 735 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 UPDATE TO ZONE 121 126 138 AND 141 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-040300- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 991 MB LOW 90 NM WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM LATE THIS MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE BY SUN MORNING. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 735 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-040300- PORT VALDEZ 735 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-040300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-040300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-040300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ137-040300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 735 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 735 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
534 FZAK51 PAFC 032349 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 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. PKZ197-041500- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF MOVES EAST AND WEAKENS TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH MONDAY. A 988 MB LOW MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT..EXCEPT SE 30 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT DIMINISHING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-041500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-041500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-041500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-041500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-041500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 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 Aug 1, 3:25 PM AKDT, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 3:25 PM AKDT, 35 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 325 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE PATTERN ALOFT FEATURES RIDGING OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND. HEIGHT FALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING SEA/NORTH PACIFIC TROUGH ARE BEGINNING TO ERODE THE RIDGE AND SHIFT IT EASTWARD. THE UPPER LOW IS CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH SEVERAL SHORTWAVE TROUGHS ROTATING AROUND ITS PERIPHERY. THE STRONGEST OF WHICH IS CURRENTLY ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE TROUGH ALONG WITH A 115 KT JET STREAK. THE FIRST SHORTWAVE/FRONT IS PUSHING INLAND OVER THE EASTERN ALASKA PENINSULA IS BRINGING PERIODS OF RAIN TO THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGIONS. AT THE SURFACE...RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN GULF EXTENDS THROUGH THE NORTH GULF COAST AND INLAND PROMOTING A MARINE LAYER THAT HAS BEEN EXTENDING FROM THE COASTAL AREAS UP THROUGH THE MAT-SU DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY CURRENTLY OVER KODIAK ISLAND/WESTERN GULF IS BRINGING STEADY RAIN TO THE AREA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... WHILE GUIDANCE HAS HAD A PRETTY GOOD HANDLE ON THE GENERAL SYNOPTIC PATTERN FOR A COUPLE DAYS THE DETAIL ARE STILL NOT WELL AGREED UPON. THE COMPLEX INTERACTION OF THE STRONG SHORTWAVE/JET STREAK WITH THE ALREADY EXISTING PARENT LOW PRESSURE COMBINED WITH RAPID CYCLOGENESIS AND PHASING OF THE UPPER LEVEL/LOW LEVEL POTENTIAL VORTICITY ANOMALIES IS CAUSING MODEL DISCREPANCY IN BOTH POSITION AND STRENGTH OF THE LOW. THAT BEING SAID CONFIDENCE IS HIGH IN A MODERATELY STRONG AND COMPACT SURFACE LOW MOVING TO THE WEST OF KODIAK ISLAND BY LATE TOMORROW EVENING. THE GEM GLOBAL/ECMWF ARE STILL FASTER WITH THE SYSTEM WHILE THE NAM/GFS CONTINUE TO BE SLOWER. THE GEM REGIONAL AND UKMET ALSO FAVOR A SLOWER SOLUTION. SREF AND GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN GUIDANCE HAVE BEEN TRENDING TOWARD A SLOWER SOLUTION AS WELL. THE GFS CONTINUES TO BE THE DEEPEST OF ALL GUIDANCE AND FARTHEST WESTWARD. CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SUPPORTS THE GFS DEPICTION. BOTH DOMAINS PREFERRED THE GFS SOLUTION. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... STRATUS TO BREAK UP TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AS FLOW INCREASES OVER THE AREA. A WEAKENING FRONT EXTENDS FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE GULF. THE JET AND BAROCLINIC STRUCTURE TO WEAKEN OVER THIS TIMEFRAME RESULTING IN A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA BUT LITTLE THREAT INLAND FRIDAY. WEAK SIGNAL AT MID LEVELS FROM THE FRONTAL WAVE BUT ENOUGH MOISUTE AND SIGNAL FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS INLAND. THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST IS TO REMAIN AND STRENGTHEN TOMORROW AHEAD OF A DEEPEING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC. FLOW STRENGTHENS OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST TOMORROW NIGHT AND CONTRIBUTES TO RAIN SHADOW OVER THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND LOWER MAT-SU. OVER AREAS OF THE LOWER WESTERN KENAI AND WINDWARD SIDE OF THE KENAI AND KODIAK ISLAND...PRECIPITATION WILL BE WIDESPREAD AND MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE TURNAGAIN ARM AREA SATURDAY MORNING WITH SOME STRONGER WINDS. DO NOT EXPECT HIGH WIND WARNING BUT DEFINITELY GREATER THAN 45 MPH. PRECIPITATION WILL PUSH INLAND SATURDAY AS WELL WITH THE FRONT SATURDAY AS GOOD SUPPORT AT MID AND UPPER LEVELS. THE SUPPORT LEAVES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...BUT THE LOW OPENS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT. THEREFORE...RAIN WILL BE PRESENT IN MOST AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL SUNDAY AS WELL. CONTINUED SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED SHOWERS INTO MONDAY. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA... A FRONT STRETCHES ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA CURRENTLY BRINING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION. NOT MUCH IN THE KUSKO VALLEY THOUGH AS THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT WORKS INLAND WITH DISSIPATING SUPPORT ALOFT. CONTINUED SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP SHOWERS IN THE AREA FRIDAY. A DEEPENING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC TO WORK TO THE AKPEN FRIDAY INCREASING WINDS AND PRECIP FRIDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS THE JET SUPPORT IS WITH THE FRONT THAT IMPACTS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE LOW TURNS INTO AN OPEN WAVE AND ROTATES INTO THE LARGER STACKED LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING. THE STACKED LOW WILL ROTATE INLAND SUNDAY AS AN ARCTIC LOW DEVELOPS A LARGER TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... THE LARGE STACKED LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS TO WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS A SHORT WAVE COUPLED WITH A JET MAX TO DEVELOP A STRONG LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC THAT SWINGS TO THE AKPEN FRIDAY NIGHT. UNSETTLED SHOWERS AND STRATUS TO REMAIN OVER THE BERING IN THE MEANTIME. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW TO DROP INTO THE BERING FRIDAY NIGHT NEAR EASTERN RUSSIA. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE UNSETTLED SHOWERS AND STRATUS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .LONG TERM FORECAST... LONG WAVE TROUGH TO REMAIN OVER THE BERING AND WESTERN ALASKA THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. THIS WILL KEEP A COOL PATTERN WITH STRATUS AND RAIN AT TIMES OVER THE BERING AND WEST COAST OF ALASKA. OVER THE EASTERN MAINLAND...TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL BUT NOT EXCEEDINGLY ABOVE NORMAL AS THE RIDGE HAS MOVED OVER WESTERN CANADA AND NORTHWEST CONUS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 130 132 138 150 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NELSON/LAWSON JUL 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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