Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 434, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 5, 2014, 3:56 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
- Jun 5, 2014, 3:56 AM AKDT (11:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2014, 3:52 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
559 FZAK51 PAFC 051156 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 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. PKZ197-060100- 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...A FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY MOVE INTO NORTHERN GULF BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ119-060100- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-060100- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-060100- RESURRECTION BAY- 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-060100- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-060100- PORT VALDEZ- 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-060100- VALDEZ NARROWS- 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-060100- VALDEZ ARM- 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-060100- PASSAGE CANAL- 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060100- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-060100- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-060100- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 KT SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-060100- CHINIAK BAY- 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-060100- MARMOT BAY- 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-060100- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-060100- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-060100- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-060100- KACHEMAK BAY- 356 AM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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836 FZAK51 PAFC 052332 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 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. PKZ197-061230- 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF LATE FRI AND THEN DISSIPATE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ PKZ119-061230- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE WIND 20 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-061230- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-061230- RESURRECTION BAY- 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .TONIGHT...SOUTH WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WIND 10 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 2 FT THIS EVENING. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061230- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-061230- PORT VALDEZ- 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 2 FT THIS EVENING. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS IN THE EVENING. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-061230- VALDEZ NARROWS- 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-061230- VALDEZ ARM- 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN FRI NIGHT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-061230- PASSAGE CANAL- 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061230- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-061230- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-061230- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-061230- CHINIAK BAY- 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-061230- MARMOT BAY- 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-061230- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-061230- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-061230- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-061230- KACHEMAK BAY- 332 PM AKDT THU JUN 5 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
800 FZAK51 PAFC 061156 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 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. PKZ197-070115- 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MAINTAIN STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WILL REACH THE NORTH GULF COAST SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND. $$ PKZ119-070115- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-070115- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-070115- RESURRECTION BAY- 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070115- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-070115- PORT VALDEZ- 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-070115- VALDEZ NARROWS- 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-070115- VALDEZ ARM- 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-070115- PASSAGE CANAL- 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070115- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-070115- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-070115- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-070115- CHINIAK BAY- 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-070115- MARMOT BAY- 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-070115- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-070115- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-070115- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-070115- KACHEMAK BAY- 356 AM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
531 FZAK51 PAFC 062314 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 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. PKZ197-071215- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW 95 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING ON SUN. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DISSIPATE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI NIGHT AND SAT. $$ PKZ119-071215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-071215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-071215- RESURRECTION BAY- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-071215- PORT VALDEZ- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-071215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-071215- VALDEZ ARM- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071215- PASSAGE CANAL- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-071215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-071215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-071215- CHINIAK BAY- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ137-071215- MARMOT BAY- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-071215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-071215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-071215- KACHEMAK BAY- 314 PM AKDT FRI JUN 6 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
580 FZAK51 PAFC 071152 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 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. PKZ197-080045- 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1001 MB LOW NEAR CHIRIKOF ISLAND MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT NIGHT AND THEN RAPIDLY WEAKENS INTO A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SUN NIGHT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. $$ PKZ119-080045- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-080045- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-080045- RESURRECTION BAY- 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080045- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-080045- PORT VALDEZ- 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-080045- VALDEZ NARROWS- 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .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 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-080045- VALDEZ ARM- 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080045- PASSAGE CANAL- 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080045- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-080045- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-080045- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ136-080045- CHINIAK BAY- 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-080045- MARMOT BAY- 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-080045- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-080045- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-080045- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-080045- KACHEMAK BAY- 352 AM AKDT SAT JUN 7 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Jun 4, 5:46 PM AKDT, 10 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 5:46 PM AKDT, 10 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
546 PM AKDT WED JUN 4 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER
THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. THERE IS AN UPPER LOW TO THE SOUTH OF
THIS HIGH OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC...AND
ANOTHER LOW OFF THE NORTHWEST COAST OF ALASKA. SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS
FIRMLY UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE HIGH WITH WARM AND DRY WEATHER.
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA IS IN AN AREA OF WEAK FLOW TO THE EAST OF THE
HIGH AND THUS THERE IS SOME MOISTURE AND DIURNAL SHOWERS (MAINLY
OVER THE MOUNTAINS). AT THE SURFACE THERE IS A HIGH OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND ANOTHER UNDERNEATH THE NORTH BERING
RIDGE. A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH IS IN BETWEEN THESE FEATURES OVER
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE PACIFIC/ALEUTIAN HIGH IS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND IS BRINGING SOME RAIN AND WINDS TO THOSE
AREAS.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE SHORT
TERM WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA
RETROGRADING AS A LOW MOVES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND INTO
THE GULF THIS WEEKEND. DISCREPANCIES REMAIN IN THE TIMING OF
MULTIPLE WAVES ALONG THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW...WITH THE
GFS BEING A BIT FASTER AND FURTHER EAST WITH THE FIRST WAVE ALONG
THE FRONT. THE MODELS ARE HAVING A BIT OF DIFFICULTY DISCERNING
HOW A DESCENDING ARCTIC TROUGH WILL INTERACT WITH THE LOW MOVING
INTO THE GULF. THE GFS IS TRYING TO PHASE THE LOW WITH THIS
ARCTIC TROUGH WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE CAUSE FOR THE DIFFERENCE IN
UPPER LOW PLACEMENT. THE NAM/ECMWF/GEM ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT
WITH A SLOWER PROPAGATION OF THE FRONT THROUGH THE GULF AND KEEP
THE ARCTIC TROUGH AND LOW IN THE GULF SEPARATE. A MIX OF ECMWF/GEM
REGIONAL WERE UTILIZED IN THIS FORECAST PACKAGE FOR RUN- TO-RUN
CONSISTENCY AND DETAIL.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A WEAK SHORT WAVE PUSHING ACROSS THE
INTERIOR OF ALASKA HAS ALLOWED FOR SOME CONVECTIVE SHOWERS TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE INLAND MOUNTAIN RANGES OF THE MAT-SU VALLEY AND
COPPER RIVER BASIN. MOST OF THESE SHOWERS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE
IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS BUT A FEW SHOWERS
MAY DRIFT AWAY FROM THE MOUNTAINS IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY.
CONVECTIVE SHOWERS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
A COASTAL RIDGE HAS BEGUN TO STRENGTHEN ALONG THE GULF COAST AND
HAS ALLOWED FOR SOME GUSTY WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA. THIS RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN ON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...LEADING TO GUSTY WINDS IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY...ALONG
THE COPPER RIVER AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HILLSIDE. THESE
GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. POTENTIAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR
ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY ON FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEAK FOR MOST OF
SOUTHCENTRAL AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION TAKES HOLD. A
FRONT HAS BEGUN TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND WILL
BEGIN TO BRING RAIN CHANCES TO KODIAK ISLAND TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AND SPREAD TOWARD THE GULF COAST FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL
SLIDE WEST INTO THURSDAY. WITH OFFSHORE FLOW IN ITS WAKE..DRIER AIR
WILL PUSH OFF THE COASTLINE. THIS SHOULD HELP TO LIMIT ANY AREAS OF
DENSE FOG LIKE WE SAW THIS MORNING ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST.
IT WILL ALSO SET THE STAGE FOR MORE WIDESPREAD DIURNAL SHOWERS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS PATTERN WILL BE SHORT LIVED
THOUGH AS FRIDAY WE SEE A COLD FRONT DIVING DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC
COLLIDING WITH A WARM...MOIST SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE AKPEN. GUSTY EAST
TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. THEY WILL INCREASE
FROM THE AKPEN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AND SPREAD TOWARD THE ALASKA
RANGE BY THURSDAY NIGHT. AND WHILE WETTING RAINS WILL NOT BE
WIDESPREAD WITH THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY...THIS WILL BRING COOLER AND
MOISTER CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE TWO MAIN WEATHER DRIVERS ARE A FILLING
LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN BERING. FIRST...THE CLOCKWISE FLOW AROUND THE HIGH IS
CLEARLY EVIDENT IN SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS EVENING. THIS DRY AIR IS
PUSHING OFF THE YUKON-KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND IS HELPING TO SLOWLY
CLEAR THE REMAINING FOG OUT OF THE PRIBILOFS. THE WEAKENING LOW IS
TRACKING PARALLEL TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. IT IS BRINGING CLOUDS
AND RAIN TO MUCH OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CHAIN...HOWEVER THE NORTH
SIDE IS STAYING RELATIVELY DRY AND EVEN CLEAR IN SOME SPOTS. THE TWO
SYSTEMS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE A TIGHT GRADIENT OVER 181 AND
EXTREME SOUTHWEST 161 TO PRODUCE SOME GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.
WHILE THE HIGH SLOWLY RETROGRADES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH WILL SLIDE SOUTH JUST WEST OF SHEMYA. THIS ENERGY WILL
CATCH UP TO THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED LOW AND HELP TO REINFORCE THE
BROAD TROUGH THAT WILL ESTABLISH ITSELF SOUTH OF THE AKPEN TOWARDS
THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP MOST OF THE BERING UNDER RELATIVELY WEAK
AND QUIET NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MODELS CONTINUE TO PAINT A SIMILAR PICTURE WITH THE LONG TERM
FORECAST STARTING LATE THIS WEEKEND. ONCE THE ARCTIC TROUGH SETS
UP AND BECOMES QUASI STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN BERING ON
SUNDAY...MUCH OF THE MAINLAND WILL FALL UNDER A MORE ACTIVE
WEATHER PATTERN. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THE WEST
MAINLAND AND AREAS OF THE GULF COAST. INTERIOR LOCATIONS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL WITH LIKELY SEE MORE BREAKS IN RAINFALL AS A SERIES
OF WEAK LOWS MOVE THROUGH THE GULF BY THE EARLY OF NEXT WEEK...BUT
SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES
STARTING LATE THIS WEEKEND. IT REMAINS QUITE UNCERTAIN HOWEVER HOW
LONG THIS PATTERN WILL LAST HOWEVER...AS THERE IS DISAGREEMENT IN
THE MODELS AS TO WHETHER IT WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN MID WEEK.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE...138.
FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING...141
RED FLAG WATCH.....101 111
&&
MMC/MSO/BL JUN 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 3:47 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Jun 5, 3:56 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Jun 5, 3:32 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jun 5, 3:35 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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