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Gale Warning 780, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 6, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 6, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 6, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 8, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

968 
FZAK51 PAFC 070001
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

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

PKZ197-071500-
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
THU. A 1001 MB LOW FORMS 20 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THU MORNING AND
MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1003 MB THU NIGHT THEN MOVES OFF
TO THE SOUTHEAST.

$$

PKZ119-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. N GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF THE COPPER
RIVER DELTA DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-071500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-071500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ128-071500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10
KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-071500-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT
BECOMING W 35 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 12 FT S OF
DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-071500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   

$$

PKZ137-071500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 
35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING.
RAIN. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-071500-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
240 
FZAK51 PAFC 070645 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
945 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

UPDATED ZONES 127 130 138

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

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

PKZ197-071500-
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH
THU. A 1001 MB LOW FORMS 20 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THU MORNING AND
MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT AT 1003 MB THU NIGHT THEN MOVES OFF
TO THE SOUTHEAST.

$$

PKZ119-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. N GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF THE COPPER
RIVER DELTA DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 25 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-071500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-071500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
945 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

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

$$

PKZ128-071500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10
KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-071500-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
945 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-071500-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT
BECOMING W 35 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 12 FT S OF
DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-071500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   

$$

PKZ137-071500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
945 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 
35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING.
RAIN. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-071500-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

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

$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
630 
FZAK51 PAFC 071248
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU NOV 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 AKST THU NOV 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1003 MB LOW DEVELOPS OVER KODIAK ISLAND BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA FRI
MORNING. THE LOW THEN ENTERS THE NORTH PACIFIC. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO THE GULF FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ119-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-080300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

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

$$

PKZ127-080300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-080300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-080300-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-080300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-080300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-080300-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
984 
FZAK51 PAFC 080000
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU NOV 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 AKST THU NOV 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1002 MB LOW AROUND 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND 
MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO ABOUT 100 NM SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF
PORT ALEXANDER FRI AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD FRI
NIGHT AND BE OUT OF THE AREA SAT MORNING. A WEAK TROUGH WILL PERSIST
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH THE PERIOD.

$$

PKZ119-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-081500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

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

$$

PKZ127-081500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-081500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
35 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-081500-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-081500-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-081500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-081500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-081500-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 7 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT SUBSIDING. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
621 
FZAK51 PAFC 081238
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 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.

PKZ197-090300-
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1003 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 360 NM SOUTH OF
YAKUTAT AT 1007 MB THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING ON SAT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT MORNING AND SHIFT
EASTWARD THROUGH LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ119-090300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ120-090300-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-090300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-090300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-090300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-090300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-090300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-090300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER DIMINISHING TO 30
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
25 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-090300-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ131-090300-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-090300-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-090300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-090300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-090300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ139-090300-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-090300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

.TODAY...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-090300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 8 2013

.TODAY...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 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 Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 6 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IS AMPLIFYING
THIS MORNING...AS THE TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA SWINGS EASTWARD AND
THE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND GETS SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE
AFOREMENTIONED TROUGH AND ANOTHER TROUGH OVER EASTERN ALASKA AND
WESTERN YUKON. A 952 MB SURFACE LOW CENTERED NORTHWEST OF THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD...WITH ITS FRONT
SWINGING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THIS AFTERNOON. FAIRLY
WIDESPREAD WINDS UP TO 55 MPH ARE STILL BEING NOTED ALONG/NEAR THE
FRONT AND ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW. PRECIPITATION IS STRUGGLING TO
OVERCOME THE DRY AIR ALONG THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND COAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE GFS CONTINUES TO BE AN OUTLIER WITH THE LOW
IN THE BERING...BRINGING IT MORE INLAND OVER FAR EAST RUSSIA THAN THE
OTHER MODELS. THIS SHOULD HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE FORECAST FOR OUR
AREA HOWEVER. OTHERWISE THE MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK. IN FACT...THEY HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT
WITH THE TRIPLE-POINT LOW THAT FORMS TOMORROW IN THE WESTERN
GULF...NOW KEEPING IT FARTHER SOUTH THAN IN PREVIOUS RUNS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND WHICH WILL LIKELY BE
AFFECTED BY THE LOW FORMING THURSDAY MORNING NEAR KODIAK.
PRECIPITATION WILL HAVE A HARD TIME MAKING IT NORTH OF THE KACHEMAK
BAY AREA WITH HIGH PRESSURE HOLDING ITS GROUND. HIGH PRESSURE LOOKS
TO KEEP THE AREA DRY THROUGH SATURDAY. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE AS
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND.

SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION IS SLOWLY
MOVING INLAND ALONG THE COAST...STRUGGLING TO OVERCOME THE DRY AIR
FARTHER INLAND. WARM AIR IS MOVING INTO THE AREA...BUT THERE COULD
STILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN ACROSS INLAND AREAS
OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY BEFORE PRECIPITATION BECOMES
SNOW AS WARM AIR ADVECTION IN THE MID-LEVELS ENDS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
SLACKEN A BIT BUT REMAIN SOMEWHAT GUSTY THROUGH THE
NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. COASTAL FLOODING IS STILL LIKELY
THROUGH FRIDAY...AND THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS MAY NEED TO BE
EXTENDED THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW PERSISTS.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/AKPEN...THE LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL
CONTINUE MOVING OFF TO THE NORTH AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN BEFORE MOVING
WESTWARD INTO FAR EAST RUSSIA ON THURSDAY. ANOTHER WEAKER LOW WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN BERING ON FRIDAY NIGHT...CAUSING WINDS AND
SEAS TO INCREASE AGAIN (NOT AS HIGH AS THE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND
44 FT WAVES OBSERVED WITH THIS CURRENT LOW). THE MAIN IMPACT ACROSS
THE BERING WILL BE PERSISTENT SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC NEXT WEEK...WITH A TROUGH
MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHCENTRAL MAINLAND. SOME BETTER
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL COME FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE AND COLDER TEMPERATURES GAIN
A BETTER HOLD OVER THE AREA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...155 161.
MARINE...STORM 178 185 411 412 413.
         GALE 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 179
              180 181 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SCHRECK

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 6, 1:55 PM AKST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
155 PM AKST WED NOV 06 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG ST. PAUL                57.21N 170.22W
11/06/2013                                      AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SAINT PAUL HARBOR MASTER REPORTED ONE SHED IN TOWN WAS
            BLOWN DOWN AS WELL AS A FEW DUMSTERS. A WEATHER SERVICE
            EMPLOYEE SATELLITE DISH WAS RIPPED OFF THE SIDE OF HIS
            HOUSE.

&&

PETERSON

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC38 hr
Nov 6, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 6, 4:16 PM AKSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryAFC3 days
Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Nov 7, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 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.