Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 511, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 29, 2013, 6:30 PM AKDT. It was in force for 10 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 29, 2013, 6:30 PM AKDT (02:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
648 FZAK51 PAFC 300228 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 UPDATED ZONE 129 130 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. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY CONTINUES TO TRACK SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-301500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-301500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-301500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT... VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 630 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 630 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-301500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-301500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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180 FZAK51 PAFC 300629 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1028 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 UPDATED ZONE 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 988 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY CONTINUES TO TRACK SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-301500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-301500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-301500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT... VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 630 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 630 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-301500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-301500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1028 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
188 FZAK51 PAFC 301159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 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. PKZ197-310300- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 999 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK AWAY FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA TODAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUN. $$ PKZ120-310300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-310300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-310300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ126-310300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-310300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-310300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-310300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-310300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-310300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ136-310300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-310300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-310300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-310300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT S OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS 2 FT EXCEPT 4 FT S OF ANCHOR POINT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-310300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Aug 30, 6:35 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 6 hr |
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