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Gale Warning 567, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 7, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 7, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 7, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
792 
FZAK51 PAFC 071339 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
540 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

UPDATED ZONE 121

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-080300-
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
540 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 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.  

$$
465 
FZAK51 PAFC 071355 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
540 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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 LOW 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
540 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 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.  

$$
194 
FZAK51 PAFC 071528 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
725 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

UPDATE TO ZONES 130 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.

PKZ197-080300-
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 LOW 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
540 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 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
725 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 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
725 AM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN 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.  

$$
320 
FZAK51 PAFC 072324
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ197-081500-
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 997 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 90 NM
EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND TONIGHT AT 993 MB AND THEN TRACK INLAND BY
SUN MORNING. A 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 90 NM EAST OF SAND POINT BY
MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W 30 KT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 2O KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING N. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-081500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ127-081500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-081500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT E OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 25 KT. W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-081500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-081500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   

$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 7 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...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, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 6, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 6, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 6, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 6, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Sep 6, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 6, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Sep 6, 6:20 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC10 hr
Sep 6, 6:20 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC10 hr
Sep 6, 8:02 PM AKDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAFC20 hr
Sep 7, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 7, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Sep 7, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.