Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 470, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 7, 2014, 3:55 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
- Aug 7, 2014, 3:55 PM AKDT (23:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2014, 3:53 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
154 FZAK51 PAFC 072355 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 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. PKZ197-081245- 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI. A LOW WILL MOVE OUT OF THE BERING SEA TO 140 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK SAT AFTERNOON...PUSHING ANOTHER FRONT ACROSS THE GULF ON SAT. $$ PKZ119-081245- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ120-081245- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-081245- RESURRECTION BAY- 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081245- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-081245- PORT VALDEZ- 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-081245- VALDEZ NARROWS- 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-081245- VALDEZ ARM- 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081245- PASSAGE CANAL- 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081245- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-081245- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-081245- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-081245- CHINIAK BAY- 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-081245- MARMOT BAY- 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-081245- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-081245- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081245- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081245- KACHEMAK BAY- 355 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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990 FZAK51 PAFC 081156 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 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. PKZ197-090045- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY SUN MORNING. A 990 MB LOW WILL MOVE OUT OF THE BERING SEA TO 120 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK EARLY SAT MORNING AND THEN MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 994 MB EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ119-090045- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-090045- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-090045- RESURRECTION BAY- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090045- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-090045- PORT VALDEZ- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-090045- VALDEZ NARROWS- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-090045- VALDEZ ARM- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090045- PASSAGE CANAL- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090045- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...GALE WARING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-090045- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-090045- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-090045- CHINIAK BAY- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-090045- MARMOT BAY- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-090045- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-090045- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090045- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090045- KACHEMAK BAY- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
065 FZAK51 PAFC 081156 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 CORRECTED HEADLINE FOR ZONE 130 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-090045- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH EARLY SUN MORNING. A 990 MB LOW WILL MOVE OUT OF THE BERING SEA TO 120 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK EARLY SAT MORNING AND THEN MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 994 MB EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ119-090045- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-090045- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-090045- RESURRECTION BAY- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090045- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-090045- PORT VALDEZ- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-090045- VALDEZ NARROWS- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-090045- VALDEZ ARM- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090045- PASSAGE CANAL- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090045- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-090045- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-090045- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-090045- CHINIAK BAY- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-090045- MARMOT BAY- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-090045- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-090045- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090045- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090045- KACHEMAK BAY- 356 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
737 FZAK51 PAFC 082350 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 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. PKZ197-091245- 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 990 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 992 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON THEN TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 999 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-091245- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-091245- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-091245- RESURRECTION BAY- 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-091245- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-091245- PORT VALDEZ- 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-091245- VALDEZ NARROWS- 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-091245- VALDEZ ARM- 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091245- PASSAGE CANAL- 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091245- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-091245- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-091245- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-091245- CHINIAK BAY- 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-091245- MARMOT BAY- 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-091245- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-091245- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-091245- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091245- KACHEMAK BAY- 350 PM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
725 FZAK51 PAFC 091153 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 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. PKZ197-100045- 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 992 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 993 MB EARLY SUN MORNING THEN MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT 1002 MB EARLY MON MORNING. $$ PKZ119-100045- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-100045- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-100045- RESURRECTION BAY- 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100045- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-100045- PORT VALDEZ- 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-100045- VALDEZ NARROWS- 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-100045- VALDEZ ARM- 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100045- PASSAGE CANAL- 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100045- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-100045- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-100045- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-100045- CHINIAK BAY- 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-100045- MARMOT BAY- 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-100045- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ139-100045- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-100045- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-100045- KACHEMAK BAY- 353 AM AKDT SAT AUG 9 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Aug 7, 1:18 PM AKDT, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 1:18 PM AKDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 118 PM AKDT THU AUG 7 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS DRIFTING WESTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WHILE A STRONG SUBTROPICAL JET ALONG THE ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO DRIVE THE OCCLUDED FRONT EASTWARD TOWARD THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE PORTION OF THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS BEGINNING TO ELONGATE...ALTHOUGH RADAR SHOWS A SOLID BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY. THERE ARE STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT WHICH OFTEN INDICATES THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ALEUTIAN AND ALASKA RANGES. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWS THE DEPTH OF SOUTHEASTERLIES IS RELATIVELY SHALLOW AND WINDS VEER TO SOUTHERLY AS YOU GO UP IN HEIGHT FROM 850 MB TO 500 MB. THUS...THERE IS LIKELY SOME DOWNSLOPE DRYING OCCURRING IN THE LOW LEVELS BUT RAIN IS FALLING ALOFT FROM FAIRLY HIGH CEILINGS. OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER WAVES ARE PRODUCING SHOWERS FROM PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA INTO NORTHERN COOK INLET. && .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE GENERALLY IN GOOD AGREEMENT. THE LARGEST DIFFERENCES ARE CENTERED SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND AS THE LOW OVER THE BERING SEA CROSSES THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND MERGES WITH A NEWLY FORMING LOW ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE DIGGING UPPER TROUGH. THE GFS IS MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH DEVELOPMENT OF THIS NEW LOW (AS WELL AS FARTHER EAST THAN ANY OTHER SOLUTION)...BUT GOOD UPPER SUPPORT LENDS SOME CREDENCE TO THIS SOLUTION. NOT READY TO BUY COMPLETELY INTO IT YET...BUT WILL TREND TOWARD IT. REGARDLESS OF LOW STRENGTH ALL MODELS ARE STRONGER WITH THE SECOND OCCLUDED FRONT SPREADING ACROSS THE GULF SATURDAY AND REINFORCING THE BARRIER JET ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. ANOTHER FORECAST CHALLENGE IS DECIDING HOW FAR NORTHWARD THE FRONTS WILL PUSH. UPPER LEVEL STEERING FLOW IS SOUTHERLY BEHIND THE FIRST FRONT BUT FAIRLY WEAK...SO EXPECT SOME OF THE STRONGEST WINDS TO MAKE IT INTO SOUTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...BUT NOT PUSH ALL THE WAY ONSHORE. UPPER FLOW IS SOUTHEASTERLY BEHIND THE SECOND FRONT SO THINK IT WILL LIKELY STALL A LITTLE BIT FURTHER SOUTH. THE HIGHER RESOLUTION MODELS (NAM/GEM-REG) HAVE A MUCH BETTER DEPICTION OF STRONGER WINDS MAKING IT INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. LASTLY...MODELS ALL DIFFER WITH STRENGTH/LOCATION OF THE MANY WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW. WITH STRONGER DOWNSLOPING EXPECTED OVER SOUTHCENTRAL THAN OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THESE WAVES WOULD BE THE ONE THING THAT COULD DISTURB THE FLOW (OR OVERCOME THE DOWNSLOPING) AND PRODUCE RAIN ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. BECAUSE OF THE MODEL DIFFERENCES MENTIONED ABOVE ALONG WITH THE CHALLENGE ASSOCIATED WITH FORECASTING SMALLER SCALE FEATURES FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE TO SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE CHARACTER OF THE STORM SYSTEMS IS BEGINNING TO CHANGE AS WE HEAD THROUGH EARLY AUGUST...WITH A STRONGER JET STREAM LEADING TO MORE WELL DEFINED STORM SYSTEMS AND DEEPER MOISTURE. THE GULF COASTAL REGION WILL CERTAINLY TAKE THE BRUNT OF THE WEATHER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE RAIN. WITH A SERIES OF FEATURES MOVING THROUGH COMBINED WITH SOMEWHAT VARIABLE LOW LEVEL FLOW (LOCATION OF HEAVIEST RAIN WILL CHANGE WITH TIME) FLOODING POTENTIAL LOOKS TO BE LOW. IT LOOKS LIKE A FAIRLY CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF DOWNSLOPE DRYING IN THE LEE OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS...BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER UPPER WAVES TO MOVE OVERHEAD COULD LEAD TO A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN. RIGHT NOW THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME MODEL AGREEMENT IN ONE OF THESE UPPER WAVE MOVING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE UPPER LOW WILL SET UP SHOP IN THE VICINITY OF KODIAK ISLAND FOR THE WEEKEND...SO EXPECT CONTINUED COOL AND WET CONDITIONS ALONG THE GULF COAST AS WAVES CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND THE UPPER CENTER. INLAND AREAS WILL DEFINITELY BE DRIER...BUT CLOUD COVER WILL BE EXTENSIVE AND ONCE DOWNSLOPE WINDS WEAKEN AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE FRONT CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO ELONGATE AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND...SO EXPECT MUCH LOWER QPF OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSIT THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT PRODUCING MORE SHOWERY TYPE PRECIPITATION. WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND FAIRLY LIGHT SURFACE WINDS ALONG THE COAST...EXPECT LOW CLOUDS TO BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT ALONG WITH SOME AREAS OF FOG. AS THE BERING LOW SETS UP SHOP SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL BACK TO OFFSHORE...PROVIDING SOME MARGINAL IMPROVEMENT IN CLOUD CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES. THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS UPPER WAVES MOVE IN FROM THE EAST. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN LOCATION AND TIMING OF INDIVIDUAL WAVES IS LOW...MAKING FOR A CHALLENGING PRECIPITATION FORECAST. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...EXPECT IMPROVING CONDITIONS AS THE BERING LOW TRACKS TO SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY AND A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL REMAIN PROGRESSIVE HOWEVER...WITH ANOTHER TROUGH MOVING OUT OF ASIA INTO THE WESTERN BERING OVER THE WEEKEND. && .LONG TERM FORECAST... INITIALLY THERE WILL BE AN OLD COMPLEX UPPER-LOW MEANDERING IN THE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT THE INCREASINGLY DOMINANT FEATURE IN THE AOR WILL BE THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN SYSTEM SWEEPING EASTWARD. MODELS HAVE REASONABLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON A DEEPER AND SLOWER MOVING SYSTEM ON MON COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DAYS AS IT TAPS INTO STRONG JET STREAM ENERGY ALOFT. THIS FEATURE EVENTUALLY ABSORBS THE COMPLEX LOW IN THE GULF. THERE IS THE TYPICAL INCREASED MODEL SOLUTION DIVERGENCE BY MID WEEK REGARDING HOW FAR EAST THE PARENT ALEUTIAN UPPER-LOW WILL TRACK...WITH THE GFS NOSING IT TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND AND THE ECMWF HANGING IT BACK NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEXT WED. THE SENSIBLE WEATHER IMPACTS FROM A GFS SOLUTION WOULD BE STRONGER FRONTS SWEEPING THROUGH THE GULF THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK WITH HEAVIER QPF. HAVE TRENDED TO AN ENSEMBLE LEANING WPC SOLUTION FOR MID NEXT WEEK WHICH TEMPERS THE DIFFERENCES IN POSITIONS AND ORIENTATIONS OF THE MAIN FEATURES. THE BRUNT OF PRECIPITATION WOULD LIKELY BE ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS EAST TO SOUTHEAST ONSHORE FLOW PREVAILS. THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND LOOKS TO REMAIN MORE ON THE CLOUDY SIDE WITH AT LEAST SOME CHANCES FOR RAIN AS SPOKES OF MOISTURE AND ENERGY PERIODICALLY MOVE INLAND FROM THE GULF. FURTHER WEST BEHIND THE ALEUTIAN SYSTEM...EXPECTING CONDITIONS TO BE SHOWERY WITH DIMINISHING WINDS AS THE BRUNT OF THE ENERGY PROGRESSES EASTWARD. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 119 125. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SEB/JAM AUG 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 3:54 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days | |
| Aug 7, 3:56 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Aug 7, 3:56 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Aug 7, 7:13 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Aug 7, 3:55 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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