Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2013
Storm Warning 115, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Sep 27, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 27, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
268 FZAK51 PAFC 271148 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 972 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TONIGHT AT 970 MB THEN SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E 55 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-280300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-280300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-280300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING NE THIS AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...SEAS 15 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 15 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 14 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-280300- CHINIAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-280300- MARMOT BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT THIS MORNING. WIND BECOMING N 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
393 FZAK51 PAFC 271544 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 745 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 UPDATED ZONES 121 129 132 136 137 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 972 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TONIGHT AT 970 MB THEN SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E 55 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 745 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-280300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-280300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-280300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 745 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING NE THIS AFTERNOON. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...SEAS 15 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 745 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 14 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-280300- CHINIAK BAY 745 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-280300- MARMOT BAY 745 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 745 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
418 FZAK51 PAFC 271807 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1007 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 UPDATED ZONE 130 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. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 972 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA TONIGHT AT 970 MB THEN SOUTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT E 55 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 745 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-280300- PORT VALDEZ 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-280300- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-280300- VALDEZ ARM 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 745 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 1007 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 745 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 14 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-280300- CHINIAK BAY 745 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-280300- MARMOT BAY 745 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 745 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
866 FZAK51 PAFC 272346 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 969 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 460 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OFF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST SAT AND SUN. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-281500- PORT VALDEZ 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-281500- VALDEZ NARROWS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-281500- VALDEZ ARM 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 17 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ136-281500- CHINIAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ137-281500- MARMOT BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ....GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Sep 26, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 26, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE IS A POWERFUL LOW OVER THE EASTERN
BERING SEA MOVING JUST SOUTH OF DUE EAST. THE UPPER LOW IS CENTERED
JUST WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WITH THE SURFACE LOW AHEAD OF IT
CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. THE WARM FRONT STRETCHES FROM
ABOUT CHIGNIK SOUTHWARD. THE COLD FRONT IS ROUGHLY ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN...WITH THE OCCLUDED FRONT ALONG THE
SOUTHWEST COAST OF MAINLAND ALASKA. THERE IS ALSO A WEAKENING LOW
OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THAT IS MOVING SLOWLY EAST.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT. THERE ARE SOME
DIFFERENCES IN HOW THEY HANDLE SMALL-SCALE DETAILS IN THE LOW THAT
MOVES FROM THE BERING INTO THE GULF (MAINLY DUE TO A SLIGHT SPLIT IN
LOW LEVEL FLOW)...BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE FORECAST PROBLEMS. THERE
IS A GREATER DIFFERENCE IN HOW THEY HANDLE A LOW MOVING INTO THE
ALEUTIANS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE GFS IS A NICE "MIDDLE GROUND"
ON THIS LOW AND MATCHES THE INHERITED FORECAST WELL...SO IT WAS THE
PREFERRED SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE WEAKENING LOW WILL
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SOME SHOWERS TONIGHT WILL HAVE DISSIPATED BY
FRIDAY MORNING. THE BERING LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA
TONIGHT AND THEN CROSS KODIAK ISLAND AN PUSH INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE QUITE STRONG...ESPECIALLY
SOUTH OF THE SURFACE LOW ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS LOW ALSO
HAS A NICE MOISTURE TAP INTO A FORMER TROPICAL SYSTEM NEAR JAPAN SO
PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL SHOULD BE PRETTY DECENT...THOUGH THE FAST SPEED OF THIS
SYSTEM WILL LIMIT TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS. INLAND PORTIONS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL WILL NOT SEE VERY MUCH RAIN AS THE BULK OF THE
MOISTURE AND DYNAMICS STAYS OVER/NEAR THE GULF.
BY SATURDAY THE LOW WILL HAVE MOVED WELL SOUTHEAST OF SOUTHERN
ALASKA. SOME RESIDUAL UPPER LEVEL "TROGHINESS" WILL KEEP SOME
MOISTURE OVER THE AREA ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
FOR THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRIDAY AS
THE MAIN LOW PUSHES INTO THE GULF AND THE SURFACE PRESSURE FILLS
BEHIND IT. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY. THIS IS THE FORMER
TROPICAL SYSTEM MENTIONED ABOVE. THIS SYSTEM WILL WORK ITS WAY INTO
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE
WEAKER THAN THE CURRENT ONE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 181.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 150 155 160 165 180.
GALE WARNING 120 125 130 132 138 140 170 171 172 176 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG SEP 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 56 hr | |
| Sep 27, 7:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 27, 8:10 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 20 hr |
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