Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 414, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 17, 2014, 3:04 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- May 17, 2014, 3:04 PM AKDT (23:04 UTC)
- Expired
- May 19, 2014, 3:33 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
452 FZAK51 PAFC 172304 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 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. PKZ197-181200- 100 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW WILL FORM 25 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT THEN TRACK TO 150 NM EAST SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON AFTERNOON AT 999 MB. $$ PKZ119-181200- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-181200- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-181200- RESURRECTION BAY- 304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-181200- PORT VALDEZ- 304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-181200- VALDEZ NARROWS- 304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-181200- VALDEZ ARM- 304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-181200- PASSAGE CANAL- 304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181200- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT BY MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-181200- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT BY MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-181200- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-181200- CHINIAK BAY- 304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-181200- MARMOT BAY- 304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-181200- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-181200- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-181200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-181200- KACHEMAK BAY- 304 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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862 FZAK51 PAFC 172305 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 305 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 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. PKZ197-181200- 100 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW WILL FORM 25 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT THEN TRACK TO 150 NM EAST SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON AFTERNOON AT 999 MB. $$ PKZ119-181200- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 305 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-181200- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 305 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-181200- RESURRECTION BAY- 305 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-181200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 305 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-181200- PORT VALDEZ- 305 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-181200- VALDEZ NARROWS- 305 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-181200- VALDEZ ARM- 305 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-181200- PASSAGE CANAL- 305 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181200- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 305 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT BY MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-181200- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 305 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT BY MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-181200- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 305 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-181200- CHINIAK BAY- 305 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-181200- MARMOT BAY- 305 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-181200- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 305 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-181200- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 305 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-181200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 305 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-181200- KACHEMAK BAY- 305 PM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
220 FZAK51 PAFC 181157 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 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. PKZ197-190030- 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL TRACK TO 100 NM SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 998 MB MON MORNING AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE WEAKENING TO 1002 MB BY EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ119-190030- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-190030- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-190030- RESURRECTION BAY- 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190030- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-190030- PORT VALDEZ- 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-190030- VALDEZ NARROWS- 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-190030- VALDEZ ARM- 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-190030- PASSAGE CANAL- 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190030- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-190030- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-190030- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-190030- CHINIAK BAY- 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-190030- MARMOT BAY- 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-190030- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-190030- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-190030- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-190030- KACHEMAK BAY- 357 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$
239 FZAK51 PAFC 181617 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 UPDATED ZONE 119 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. PKZ197-190315- 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL TRACK TO 100 NM SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 998 MB MON MORNING AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE WEAKENING TO 1002 MB BY EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ119-190315- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-190315- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-190315- RESURRECTION BAY- 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190315- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-190315- PORT VALDEZ- 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-190315- VALDEZ NARROWS- 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-190315- VALDEZ ARM- 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-190315- PASSAGE CANAL- 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190315- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-190315- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-190315- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-190315- CHINIAK BAY- 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-190315- MARMOT BAY- 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-190315- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-190315- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-190315- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-190315- KACHEMAK BAY- 817 AM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$
279 FZAK51 PAFC 182303 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 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. PKZ197-191230- 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 MB LOW 90 NM S OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL TRACK TO 120 NM SW OF YAKUTAT AT 998 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFT TO 210 NM SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1006 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-191230- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-191230- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-191230- RESURRECTION BAY- 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-191230- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-191230- PORT VALDEZ- 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-191230- VALDEZ NARROWS- 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT DURING THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-191230- VALDEZ ARM- 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT DURING THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-191230- PASSAGE CANAL- 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191230- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-191230- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-191230- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ136-191230- CHINIAK BAY- 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-191230- MARMOT BAY- 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-191230- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ..FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-191230- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-191230- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-191230- KACHEMAK BAY- 303 PM AKDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT BY MIDNIGHT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
497 FZAK51 PAFC 191133 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 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. PKZ197-200100- 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB 90 NM SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY TUE MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 1009 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM SE OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ119-200100- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-200100- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-200100- RESURRECTION BAY- 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-200100- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-200100- PORT VALDEZ- 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-200100- VALDEZ NARROWS- 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-200100- VALDEZ ARM- 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-200100- PASSAGE CANAL- 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200100- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-200100- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-200100- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-200100- CHINIAK BAY- 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-200100- MARMOT BAY- 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-200100- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-200100- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-200100- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ141-200100- KACHEMAK BAY- 333 AM AKDT MON MAY 19 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 May 17, 11:51 AM AKDT, 3 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 17, 11:51 AM AKDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1151 AM AKDT SAT MAY 17 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A PATTERN CHANGE IS UNDERWAY WITH A COUPLE OF SHORT-WAVES OVER THE NORTHERN BERING AND NORTHWEST ALASKA PUSHING THE RIDGE OFF TO THE SOUTH. TODAY WILL BE THE LAST IN A STRETCH OF VERY WARM DAYS ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. MEANWHILE WIDESPREAD STRATUS AND AREAS OF FOG DOMINATE THE BERING/ALEUTIANS/ALASKA PENINSULA UNDERNEATH THE STRONG RIDGE ALOFT. && .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE FIRST UPPER LEVEL SHORT- WAVE TO CROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WILL SERVE TO PUSH THE RIDGE OUT OF THE WAY. THE WAVE WILL COME THROUGH WITH A FAIRLY LOW AMPLITUDE TRACKING QUICKLY FROM WEST TO EAST...SO EXPECT MOST OF THE REGION TO REMAIN DRY WITH SOME MID TO UPPER LEVEL CLOUDINESS. THE WAVE WILL AMPLIFY AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER BASIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY SO DO EXPECT INCREASING CHANCES OF SHOWERS THERE. THE BIGGER STORY WILL BE COOLING TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WITH THE FIRST WAVE WILL BE ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND. DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BRING A RETURN TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...STARTING WITH THE BRISTOL BAY AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH THE RIDGE PUSHED OFF TO THE SOUTH AND WEST...THE NEXT UPPER WAVE TRACKING OUT OF RUSSIA WILL REALLY AMPLIFY THE TROUGH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AS IT CROSSES SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY AND INTO THE GULF SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD WINDS. MORE SIGNIFICANT COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE THE DOWNWARD TREND IN TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN NOTABLY COOLER HIGH TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL KEEP THE LOW LEVELS WELL MIXED KEEPING TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE FREEZING AT NIGHT. THE ONE EXCEPTION WILL BE THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WHERE NIGHT-TIME LOWS WILL DIP TO FREEZING OR BELOW. EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING...THE AIR MOVING IN BEHIND THESE WAVES WILL BE VERY DRY. THUS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST...MOST NOTABLY IN BRISTOL BAY...THE SUSITNA VALLEY...AND KODIAK ISLAND. AS THE TROUGH BEGINS TO AMPLIFY SUNDAY A LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THIS WILL ADVECT MOISTURE NORTHWARD TOWARD THE COPPER RIVER BASIN LEADING TO AREAS OF RAIN OVER EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...ALTHOUGH WITH LOW LEVELS REMAINING DRY INLAND THE BULK OF PRECIP WILL FALL ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. THE UPPER TROUGH AND GULF LOW WILL EXIT TO THE SOUTH AND EAST MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH THE UPPER RIDGE NOSING BACK IN FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION WHILE DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA...THE RIDGE WILL REMAIN FIRMLY ENTRENCHED OVER THE REGION. THUS EXPECT STRATUS AND FOG TO PERSISTS MOST AREAS. THE ONE EXCEPTION IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. LOW LEVEL NORTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP ALL THE CLOUDS BANKED UP AGAINST THE MOUNTAINS ON THE BERING SIDE. && .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE RIDGING WHICH MOVES BACK OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND TUESDAY WILL BE VERY SHORT-LIVED. ANOTHER SERIES OF SHORT-WAVES WILL DROP DOWN OUT OF THE ARCTIC BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT...AMPLIFYING THE PATTERN EVEN MORE. THIS WILL MAINTAIN MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES (COOLER THAN THIS PAST WEEK) ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME DIFFERENCE IN THE DETAILS OF FEATURES DROPPING SOUTHWARD...ALL MEDIUM RANGE SOLUTIONS ARE KEYING ON A COLD UPPER LOW DROPPING DOWN TO THE GULF. THIS WOULD PROVIDE ENOUGH INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE SOME SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL BEGINNING THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. IF DYNAMIC FORCING IS STRONG ENOUGH THERE MAY EVEN BE SOME AREAS OF PLAIN OLD RAIN...WHICH WOULD DEFINITELY BE A CHANGE TO THE VERY DRY PATTERN WE HAVE BEEN IN THIS MONTH. MEANWHILE...BENIGN WEATHER WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS UNDER A STRONG BLOCKING RIDGE. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 130 131. FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 141 145 161 171. && SEB MAY 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 4:08 PM AKDT | Fire Weather Watch | AFC | 15 hr | |
| May 17, 3:56 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| May 17, 3:56 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| May 17, 7:20 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 63 hr | |
| May 17, 3:04 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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