Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 564, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 6, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 6, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
852 FZAK51 PAFC 062329 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AT 994 MB EARLY SAT MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 1001 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT MORNING WILL MOVE 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY SUN MORNING AT 992 MB THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT...BECOMING S 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-071500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-071500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-071500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-071500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-071500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE MORNING N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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161 FZAK51 PAFC 070012 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 411 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 UPDATED ZONES 127 AND 128 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AT 994 MB EARLY SAT MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 1001 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT MORNING WILL MOVE 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY SUN MORNING AT 992 MB THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT...BECOMING S 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-071500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-071500- VALDEZ NARROWS 411 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-071500- VALDEZ ARM 411 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-071500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-071500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE MORNING N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
274 FZAK51 PAFC 070223 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 620 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 UPDATED ZONES 121 127 128 129 138 140 141 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. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AT 994 MB EARLY SAT MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 1001 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT MORNING WILL MOVE 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY SUN MORNING AT 992 MB THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT...BECOMING S 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 620 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 620 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-071500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-071500- VALDEZ NARROWS 620 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-071500- VALDEZ ARM 620 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 620 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-071500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-071500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 620 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. S OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 620 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
996 FZAK51 PAFC 071156 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW NEAR KENAI WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. A 1001 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SAT NIGHT AT 995 MB THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE BY SUN AFTERNOON. A 990 MB WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT BY AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-080300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-080300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-080300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT IN THE MORNING SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-080300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-080300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Sep 6, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT FRI SEP 6 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA STRETCHING SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. A NICELY WOUND UP LOW IS CENTERED OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND MOVING NORTH. ANOTHER LOW IS DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTHERN END OF THE TROUGH NEAR 45 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE 160 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE. AN EASTWARD MOVING LOW IS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THERE IS A RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BETWEEN THE WEST COAST TROUGH AND THE WESTERN BERING LOW. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS. THEY STILL DIFFER A LITTLE ON THE EXACT TIMING/LOCATION OF THE KODIAK LOW AS IT MOVES INLAND. THEY ALSO ARE STRUGGLING A LITTLE WITH THE NEXT GULF LOW THAT ENTERS THE GULF COAST ON SUNDAY MORNING...CENTERED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN CORDOVA AND YAKUTAT...DEPENDING ON WHICH MODEL IS CHOSEN. THIS LEADS TO FORECAST CONFIDENCE NEAR NORMAL FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND ABOVE FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE KODIAK LOW WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND BEGIN TO FALL APART. SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF COAST THIS EVENING...MAINLY ON THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SIDES OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. WINDS WILL ALSO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW WEAKENS AT ALL LEVELS. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AS THE MOIST REMNANTS OF THE LOW REMAIN OVER THE AREA. ONLY THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGION LOOKS TO AVOID THE PRECIPITATION ALL TOGETHER. THE DEVELOPING LOW ALONG THE SOUTHERN END OF THE WEST COAST TROUGH WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND REACH THE GULF COAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE EAST OF THE KENAI PENINSULA...WITH JUST SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS EAST OF THAT AS THE ASSOCIATED UPPER SHORT-WAVE LOW CROSSES SOUTHERN ALASKA. WITH A WEAK SURFACE LOW...STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL REACH SOUTHERN ALASKA ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW THAT CROSSED THE ALEUTIANS THE PREVIOUS COUPLE OF DAYS (SEE BELOW). FOR THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AND INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT. THE RESPONSIBLE UPPER LOW WILL SLIDE EAST JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND THEN TAKE A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ON SUNDAY...SETTLING IN OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE BERING UPPER HIGH WILL "PINCH OFF" IN THE BERING SEA TO THE NORTH OF THE ALEUTIAN LOW...PROTECTING THE BERING SEA FROM MOST OF THE ACTION (WINDS AND PRECIPITATION). .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 125 130 132 150 170 172 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG SEP 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 6, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 6, 6:20 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Sep 6, 6:20 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Sep 6, 8:02 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Sep 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 7, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days |
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