Gale Warning 554, NWS Anchorage, AK

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FZAK51 PAFC 031147
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 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 TUE SEP 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE TO THE
EASTERN GULF COAST AND DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A SECOND FRONT ENTERING
THE WESTERN GULF REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST AND DISSIPATES BY WED
MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS OVER THE GULF THROUGH WED
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. NEAR THE
COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN
AND FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

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PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-040300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-040300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-040300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT ENDING THIS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
SHOWERS.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-040300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-040300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT. SHOWERS.. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LARGE 978 MB VERTICALLY STACKED LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING
CONTINUES TO BE THE BIG WEATHER-MAKER ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. AN
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT BROUGHT HEAVY RAIN TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
OVERNIGHT...AND IS CURRENTLY CROSSING INTO THE FAR WESTERN GULF.
WINDS THROUGH FAVORED TERRAIN GAPS ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA HAVE
INCREASED AS EXPECTED...WITH TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS ALREADY EXCEEDING 60
MPH. A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVED NORTHWARD THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL EARLY
THIS MORNING...AND COMBINED WITH UPPER LEVEL DIFLUENCE TO PRODUCE
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AROUND UPPER COOK INLET. THIS FEATURE
HAS NOW WEAKENED AND MOVED AWAY TO THE NORTH...AS THE BERING STORM
MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD OVERALL AGREEMENT. THE NAM HAD BEEN TOO
FAST WITH THE FRONTAL PROGRESSION THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...BUT HAS NOW FLIPPED AND APPEARS TO BE THE SLOWEST OF
THE AVAILABLE MODELS. WITH THE KENAI NEXRAD ALREADY SHOWING STEADY
RAIN MOVING INTO COOK INLET THE GFS/EC FRONTAL TIMING IS VERIFYING
THE BEST. ONCE THE FRONT GOES THROUGH...VIRTUALLY ALL OF SOUTHERN
ALASKA WILL BE IN DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE TROUGHS
SPINNING AROUND THE ANCHOR LOW IN THE NORTHERN BERING. THE MODELS
OFTEN STRUGGLE WITH THE DETAILS IN THIS TYPE OF PATTERN...SO FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN THE TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL FEATURES
BUT HIGH CONFIDENCE OVERALL THAT MOST PLACES WILL SEE MULTIPLE
PERIODS OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...MOISTURE IS STREAMING BACK INTO COOK INLET AS THE
FRONT MAKES STEADY PROGRESS ACROSS THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGES INTO
THE REGION. WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM HAVE PLATEAUED THIS AFTERNOON
AROUND 60 MPH AND WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS THE
GRADIENT CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. WITH DEEP
ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE MOVING IN EXPECT EVEN THE USUAL DOWNSLOPE AREAS
TO SEE RAIN AS THE FRONT GOES THROUGH THIS EVENING...THOUGH HIGHEST
TOTALS WILL DEFINITELY BE LIMITED TO UPSLOPE AREAS IN THE SUSITNA
VALLEY AND AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING
NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT ALONG THE FRONT WILL RE-INVIGORATE THE OTHERWISE
SLOWLY DECAYING FRONT AND HELP DEVELOP A DECENT BARRIER JET AND
MULTIPLE-INCH RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH TOMORROW AROUND VALDEZ. HAVE
ISSUED A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR VALDEZ AREA PRIMARILY FOR SMALL STREAMS
IN THE AREA. MODERATE PRESSURE RISES ARE STILL ON TRACK TOMORROW AS
THE FRONT PUSHES INLAND. AS A RESULT...MOST LOCATIONS FROM COOK INLET
TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SHOULD SEE A BUMP IN WIND SPEEDS OUT OF THE
SOUTH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.

SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE FRONT IS NOW CONFINED TO
EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND FAR EASTERN BRISTOL BAY
ZONES. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN GAPS AS
THE GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT...BUT SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS THE LOW
ITSELF WEAKENS AND THE CIRCULATION OPENS UP TO THE NORTH. AS
MENTIONED ABOVE...BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY ONSHORE FLOW WITH EMBEDDED
SHORTWAVE TROUGHS WILL BRING MULTIPLE PERIODS OF RAIN TO THE REGION
THROUGH THE MIDDLE TO END OF THE WEEK.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE LONGWAVE TROUGH WILL SET UP SHOP OVER
THE EASTERN BERING WHICH WILL ALLOW NORTHERLY FLOW AND A SHOT OF
SEASONABLY COOL AIR TO COME DOWN FROM THE BERING STRAIT AND SLOWLY
MODERATE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AMPLIFIED LONGWAVE PATTERN LOOKS TO CONTINUE...WITH A GULF RIDGE
INCREASINGLY LIKELY TO SET UP BY NEXT WEEKEND. WHILE THIS WOULD BRING
SOUTHERLY FLOW AND MILD TEMPERATURES TO THE MAINLAND...IT ALSO BRINGS
THE POTENTIAL OF PROLONGED RAINFALL ALONG THE GULF COAST AND
WINDSTORMS TO INTERIOR PARTS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AS LOWS DEVELOP OVER THE
NORTH PACIFIC AND MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHWARD.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101
         SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY 131
MARINE...GALE 120 125 130 172 175 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

AMD SEP 13

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1230 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

AKZ181-030300

...MINOR ASH FALL POSSIBLE NEAR PORT HEIDEN...

OBSERVED SEISMIC ACTIVITY INDICATES THAT VENIAMINOF VOLCANO CONTINUES
TO ERUPT WITH MINOR ASH EMISSIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TRANSPORT
THE ASH TO THE NORTHEAST...WHICH COULD BRING SOME VERY LIGHT ASHFALL
TO AREAS ALONG THE BERING COAST NEAR OR JUST WEST OF PORT HEIDEN
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 7 PM AKDT MONDAY OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.