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Gale Warning 587, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 18, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 18, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 18, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 21, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

493 
FZAK51 PAFC 182311
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 18 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.

PKZ197-191500-
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 18 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
FRI AFTERNOON. A 971 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 425 NM SOUTH OF
SITKA THU AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN TO 979 MB 180 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT
FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-191500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT E 15 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF COPPER RIVER DELTA
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-191500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-191500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 18 2013

.TONIGHT...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-191500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 18 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-191500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-191500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 18 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-191500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-191500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 18 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT E OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-191500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 18 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-191500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 18 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-191500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 18 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-191500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 18 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-191500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 18 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-191500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 18 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
8 follow-up statements
157 
FZAK51 PAFC 191156
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 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.

PKZ197-200300-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF 
THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A 972 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 220 NM 
SOUTH OF SITKA THIS EVENING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 985 MB 60 NM SOUTH   
OF YAKUTAT FRI EVENING. BY SAT MORNING THE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND 
AND DISSIPATE.
$$

PKZ120-200300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-200300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-200300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ126-200300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-200300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-200300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-200300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR 
WHITTIER INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-200300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT 
SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW
WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-200300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-200300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-200300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-200300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-200300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-200300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
376 
FZAK51 PAFC 191421 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
620 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

CORRECTED ZONE 137

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.

PKZ197-200300-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF 
THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A 972 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 220 NM 
SOUTH OF SITKA THIS EVENING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 985 MB 60 NM SOUTH   
OF YAKUTAT FRI EVENING. BY SAT MORNING THE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND 
AND DISSIPATE.
$$

PKZ120-200300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-200300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-200300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ126-200300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-200300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-200300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-200300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR 
WHITTIER INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-200300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT 
SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. NW OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NW
WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-200300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-200300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-200300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-200300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-200300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-200300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
060 
FZAK51 PAFC 192343
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 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.

PKZ197-201500-
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
LATE FRI NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW 340 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WILL WEAKEN TO 986
MB 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND FRI
EVENING. A 973 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB 190 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY ON SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-201500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT.

.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-201500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-201500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-201500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-201500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-201500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-201500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 35
KT NEAR WHITTIER INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-201500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT. E OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-201500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-201500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-201500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-201500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-201500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-201500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
491 
FZAK51 PAFC 200615 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1015 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

UPDATED ZONE 126

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

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

PKZ197-201500-
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
LATE FRI NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW 340 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WILL WEAKEN TO 986
MB 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND FRI
EVENING. A 973 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB 190 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY ON SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-201500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT.

.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-201500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-201500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-201500-
PORT VALDEZ
1015 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-201500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-201500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-201500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 35
KT NEAR WHITTIER INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-201500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 15 KT. E OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-201500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-201500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-201500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-201500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-201500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-201500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 19 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
962 
FZAK51 PAFC 201159
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 20 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.

PKZ197-210300-
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF 
THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. A 976 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA 
WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT THIS AFTERNOON 
AND MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING. A 970 MB LOW 110 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK 
SAT MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 967 MB 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT 
ON SUN MIDDAY.
$$

PKZ120-210300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-210300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-210300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-210300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-210300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-210300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-210300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-210300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-210300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-210300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-210300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-210300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT ON THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-210300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT...SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT
EXCEPT 5 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-210300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
231 
FZAK51 PAFC 202343
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 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.

PKZ197-211500-
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT. A 970 MB LOW 30 NM NORTHEAST OF SAND POINT THIS EVENING
WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 966 MB SAT AFTERNOON
THEN TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 970 MB SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR SEWARD.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-211500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2
FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ127-211500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3
FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-211500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

.TONIGHT.. NE 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 10 KT
BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF
DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-211500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-211500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 40 KT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5
FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
131 
FZAK51 PAFC 210514 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
915 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

CORRECTED ZONE 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.

PKZ197-211500-
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT. A 970 MB LOW 30 NM NORTHEAST OF SAND POINT THIS EVENING
WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 966 MB SAT AFTERNOON
THEN TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT AT 970 MB SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-211500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR SEWARD.
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-211500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-211500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2
FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ127-211500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3
FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-211500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

.TONIGHT.. NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3
FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-211500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 10 KT
BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF
DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-211500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-211500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 40 KT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT
EXCEPT 4 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 5
FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
907 
FZAK51 PAFC 211200
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 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.

PKZ197-220300-
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 968 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF
YAKUTAT AT 965 MB THIS EVENING THEN TRACK TO AROUND 150 NM 
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING AT 982 MB ON MONDAY MORNING. 
$$

PKZ120-220300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-220300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-220300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL ISLAND. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-220300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-220300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-220300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-220300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. NEAR WHITTIER...GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-220300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-220300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-220300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-220300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-220300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF
BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-220300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15
KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-220300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

JM

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 18, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 18, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT WED SEP 18 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LOOK AT THE MORNING WEATHER MAP CONTINUES TO SHOW A DEEP UPPER
TROUGH ENCOMPASSING MOST OF MAINLAND ALASKA. THE UPPER TROUGH THAT
BROUGHT RAIN TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN HAS
NOW WEAKENED AND DRIFTED INTO THE INTERIOR...WHILE A COLD UPPER
TROUGH EXTENDED DOWN FROM AN UPPER LOW OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA IS
SWINGING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL. LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TROUGH
RESULTED IN A PERIOD OF STEADY RAIN FORMING OVER EAST ANCHORAGE AND
THE MAT-SU VALLEY THIS MORNING...AND IS NOW BEING REPLACED
INSTABILITY SHOWERS FORMING OVER COOK INLET AND MOVING TO THE
NORTHEAST. SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ABOVE 2000-2500 FT IN THE NORTHERN
SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN...WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF SLUSHY
ACCUMULATION OBSERVED AT A FEW LOCATIONS. A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE TOPPED BY A RELATIVELY ZONAL 140 KT JET REMAINS OVER THE
NORTH PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN BERING SEA. A DISSIPATING FRONT MOVED OVER
THE TOP OF THE RIDGE THIS MORNING...BRINGING LITTLE MORE THAN
SPRINKLES TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THIS MORNING. MEANWHILE...GUSTY
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF A FORMER TROPICAL SYSTEM
WEAKENING OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA OF RUSSIA ARE DIMINISHING.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A COMPLEX LOW DEVELOPING DEEP IN THE BASE OF
THE LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. THERE ARE MULTIPLE
UPPER LEVEL WAVES COMBINING AT THIS MOMENT...AND THE MODELS ALL AGREE
THAT EVENTUALLY THIS SYSTEM WILL GET MORE ORGANIZED AND STRENGTHEN AS
IT HEADS TOWARD THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE OVER THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS. THE
MODELS HAVE ALL SHOWED A FASTER/FURTHER NORTH TRACK WITH THE LOW ONCE
IT DEVELOPS...WHICH IS NOT SURPRISING CONSIDERING THE STRONG 120 KT
SOUTH-TO-NORTH JET THAT WILL BE CLIMBING OUT OF THIS TROUGH. THE NAM
IS A NOTABLE OUTLIER COMPARED TO THE OTHER MODELS...LAGGING BEHIND
THE CONSENSUS...AND WAS REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION FOR THE AFTERNOON
FORECAST. MEANWHILE...MODELS ALSO CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH THE
TIMING AND INTENSITY OF THE LOW THAT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
BERING SEA ON FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS BETTER AGREEMENT THAN
YESTERDAY...ESPECIALLY AT THE UPPER LEVELS...BUT THE AMOUNT OF COLD
AIR ENTRAINED BY THE SYSTEM IS NOT IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND IS HAVING AN
IMPACT ON HOW STRONG THE SURFACE LOW (AND RESULTANT WIND FIELD) WILL
BECOME. THE ECMWF IS PULLING IN THE MOST COLD AND AS A RESULT HAS THE
STRONGEST SURFACE LOW. MEANWHILE THE NAM IS ON THE OTHER END OF THE
SPECTRUM. UNTIL SOME BETTER MODEL AGREEMENT DEVELOPS...WILL STICK
WITH THE GFS SOLUTION WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE INHERITED GRIDS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER
SHORTWAVE WILL CONTINUE TO END FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT...WITH THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN AND VALDEZ/CORDOVA THAT LAST PLACES TO SEE DRYING
CONDITIONS. CONVECTIVE SHOWERS OVER UPPER COOK INLET WILL ALSO
DISSIPATE THIS EVENING AS WEAK SUBSIDENCE ALOFT GRADUALLY SPREADS
INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST. CLOUDS WILL BE A BIT SLOWER TO
CLEAR...AND LINGER ON WEST-FACING MOUNTAIN RANGES THE LONGEST...BUT
WILL EVENTUALLY YIELD TO INCREASING SUNSHINE ON THURSDAY. MANY PLACES
WILL SEE THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON SO FAR ON THURSDAY
NIGHT...WITH LOCATIONS AS FAR SOUTH AS THE KENAI PENINSULA DROPPING
BELOW FREEZING BY FRIDAY MORNING.

SOUTHWEST...DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL OVER MOST OF THE AREA
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE BERING SEA STORM WILL PASS TO THE
SOUTH OF THE AREA...WITH CLOUDINESS AND SLIGHT RAIN CHANCES CONFINED
LARGELY TO THE COAST. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE NEAR OR
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL...WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING EASILY INTO THE
20S OVER INTERIOR AREAS.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...MORE ACTIVE WEATHER RETURNS TO THE REGION
THURSDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG LOW DEVELOPS WITH GOOD JET SUPPORT AND
SOME COLD AIR FILTERING DOWN THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT. MOST ALEUTIAN
LOCATIONS WILL SEE RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS AS THIS STORM GOES PAST. WITH
THE EXPECTED STORM TRACK AS WELL AS THE VERY FAST FORWARD SPEED OF
THE STORM ITSELF...EXPECT THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SEE STRONGER
WINDS THAN OTHER AREAS. AT THIS POINT THIS WILL LIKELY HAPPEN FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH STRONG WINDS BLOWING FROM THE WEST.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LONG RANGE MODELS ARE BEGINNING TO SUGGEST THAT THE DEEP LONGWAVE
TROUGH WILL RETROGRADE WESTWARD TO THE BERING SEA BY THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK. THIS SUGGEST SOUTHERN ALASKA COULD TRANSITION RETURN TO A
SLIGHTLY WARMER AND WETTER PATTERN FOR MOST AREAS...WHILE THE ACTIVE
STORM TRACK AND UNSETTLED WEATHER WOULD SHIFT BACK TO THE BERING SEA
REGION.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 130
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

AMD SEP 13

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 18, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Sep 18, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Sep 18, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Sep 19, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 19, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 19, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Sep 19, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 19, 3:59 PM AKDTFreeze WarningAFC17 hr

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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.