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Gale Warning 543, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 26, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 26, 2014, 2:54 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 26, 2014, 2:54 PM AKDT (22:54 UTC)
Expired
Sep 27, 2014, 3:07 PM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

483 
FZAK51 PAFC 262254
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 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.

PKZ197-271200-
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW 235 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 54N 149W SAT
AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 
400 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK SUN AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTS
WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA 
THROUGH SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ119-271200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ120-271200-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ121-271200-
RESURRECTION BAY-
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-271200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-271200-
PORT VALDEZ-
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ127-271200-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-271200-
VALDEZ ARM-
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ129-271200-
PASSAGE CANAL-
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-271200-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ131-271200-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ132-271200-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ136-271200-
CHINIAK BAY-
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ137-271200-
MARMOT BAY-
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ138-271200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ139-271200-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ140-271200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ141-271200-
KACHEMAK BAY-
254 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
3 follow-up statements
309 
FZAK51 PAFC 270909 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

UPDATED ZONE 132

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.

PKZ197-272230-
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 986 MB LOW 235 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 54N 149W SAT
AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 
400 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK SUN AFTERNOON. A SERIES OF WEAK FRONTS
WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA 
THROUGH SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ119-272230-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ120-272230-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ121-272230-
RESURRECTION BAY-
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-272230-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-272230-
PORT VALDEZ-
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ127-272230-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-272230-
VALDEZ ARM-
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ129-272230-
PASSAGE CANAL-
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-272230-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ131-272230-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ132-272230-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ136-272230-
CHINIAK BAY-
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ137-272230-
MARMOT BAY-
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ138-272230-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ139-272230-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ140-272230-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ141-272230-
KACHEMAK BAY-
109 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
283 
FZAK51 PAFC 271135
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 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.

PKZ197-280015-
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 991 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 260 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON AT 988 MB THEN TO 200 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKA SUN NIGHT AT 999 MB.

$$

PKZ119-280015-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ120-280015-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ121-280015-
RESURRECTION BAY-
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-280015-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-280015-
PORT VALDEZ-
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ127-280015-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-280015-
VALDEZ ARM-
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ129-280015-
PASSAGE CANAL-
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-280015-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ131-280015-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ132-280015-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ136-280015-
CHINIAK BAY-
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

$$

PKZ137-280015-
MARMOT BAY-
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ138-280015-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ139-280015-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ140-280015-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ141-280015-
KACHEMAK BAY-
335 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
833 
FZAK51 PAFC 272307 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

CORRECTED ZONE 129

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.

PKZ197-281215-
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 375 NM EAST
OF KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN EXIT TO THE EAST SUN NIGHT AND
MON. A 1002 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 35 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING ON
MON.

$$

PKZ119-281215-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT S OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS
7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT NEAR THE COAST. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 2 FT NEAR THE COAST.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 2 FT NEAR THE
COAST.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ120-281215-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 3 FT NEAR THE COAST.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT NEAR THE COAST.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ121-281215-
RESURRECTION BAY-
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-281215-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ126-281215-
PORT VALDEZ-
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ127-281215-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-281215-
VALDEZ ARM-
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4
FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ129-281215-
PASSAGE CANAL-
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUST 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER.  SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5
FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-281215-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ131-281215-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ132-281215-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ136-281215-
CHINIAK BAY-
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ137-281215-
MARMOT BAY-
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. GUST TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT.  SEAS 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ138-281215-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-281215-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ140-281215-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ141-281215-
KACHEMAK BAY-
307 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2014

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUST TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 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 Sep 26, 1:14 PM AKDT, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 26, 1:14 PM AKDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
114 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A PICTURESQUE
CONCENTRIC LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH THE OCCLUSION
WRAPPED MULTIPLE TIMES AROUND THE CENTER. THIS STORM PRODUCED
HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN
ALASKA PENINSULA LAST NIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING...BUT THE WORST
CONDITIONS ARE COMING TO AN END AND EXPECT SLOW IMPROVEMENT AS THE
LOW TRACKS SLOWLY EASTWARD TODAY. THE OCCLUDED FRONT OUT AHEAD OF
THE LOW IS LIFTING VERY SLOWLY NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN
GULF...WITH VERY LITTLE PUSH BEHIND IT. DOWNSTREAM OF THIS SYSTEM
A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF IS LIFTING NORTHWARD WITH
SOME HIGH CLOUDS JUST BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN
CORNER OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN (SOUTHEAST OF MCCARTHY).
OTHERWISE...IT IS ANOTHER DRY AND QUIET DAY OVER THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND OF ALASKA. A STRONG RIDGE IS ALSO PROVIDING BENIGN
CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AND WESTERN TO CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS. UPSTREAM OF THIS RIDGE A DEEPENING LOW SOUTH OF THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA IS TRACKING EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD. ON THIS TRACK
THE STORM WILL PASS WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...BUT WILL BE
LARGE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE SOME IMPACT ON THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...THERE CONTINUE TO BE MINOR DIFFERENCES WITH
WEAK FEATURES CROSSING THE GULF OUT AHEAD OF THE MAIN LOW. THIS
WILL AFFECT SOME OF THE DETAILS OF PRECIP AND WINDS...BUT NOTHING
OF HIGH IMPACT. THE ONE NOTABLE DIFFERENCE FROM YESTERDAY IS THAT
THE SHORT-WAVE OVER THE EASTERN GULF IS HEADED DUE NORTH RATHER
THAN CURVING WESTWARD...SO LESS MOISTURE FROM THIS WILL BE PULLED
INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. OUT WEST ALL OF THE MODELS HAVE TRENDED A BIT
FARTHER NORTH WITH TRACK OF LOW SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA...
SO EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS TO MAKE IT INTO THE COASTAL WATERS
SOUTH OF THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. WITH ARCTIC TROUGH
DIGGING SOUTHWARD ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY
ALL MODELS HAVE BOUGHT OFF ON THE MORE AMPLIFIED SOLUTION OF THE
GFS FROM YESTERDAY...WHICH MEANS A WIDESPREAD STRONG WIND EVENT
IS LIKELY FOR COASTAL SOUTHCENTRAL.

OVERALL FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE AVERAGE THROUGH THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE VARIOUS FRONTS AND SHORT-WAVES MOVING
ACROSS THE GULF OUT AHEAD OF THE MAIN LOW WILL BE ON THE WEAK
SIDE. THEY WILL ALSO BE WEAKENING AS THEY PROGRESS NORTH AND WEST
AND RUN INTO THE RIDGE BUILDING EASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA
INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THUS...AS IS CURRENTLY ADVERTISED EXPECT
THE BULK OF PRECIP TO FALL ALONG THE GULF COAST WITH JUST A CHANCE
OF A SOME LIGHT PRECIP MAKING IT OVER THE COASTAL RANGE. THE ONE
EXCEPTION IS THE SOUTHEASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. AS SHORT-WAVE
LIFT NORTHWARD CROSS THIS REGION EXPECT SOME AREAS OF LIGHT
PRECIP. CONDITIONS WILL DRY OUT OVER MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL SUNDAY
AS THE SYSTEM PULLS EASTWARD AND A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE BUILDS IN. ALL
MODELS SHOW SOME INDICATION OF ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE MOVING NORTHWARD
INTO THE EASTERN COPPER BASIN...SO LIGHT RAIN WILL LIKELY HOLD ON
THERE.

THE BIG STORY FOLLOWING THIS SYSTEM WILL BE AN ARCTIC TROUGH
DIGGING SOUTHWARD ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY. CONFIDENCE IS GROWING THAT THIS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
GAP WINDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND BRING WITH IT THE COLDEST AIR
MASS OF THE SEASON THUS FAR. THERE IS A CHANCE OF PRECIP RIGHT OUT
AHEAD OF THE TROUGH...BUT BASED ON ITS RAPID MOVEMENT AND LACK OF
MOISTURE EXPECT MOST AREAS WILL STAY DRY. IT DOES LOOK LIKE AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL FORM AS THIS TROUGH DIGS INTO THE
GULF...WHICH MEANS THERE WILL BE A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIP
FOR AREAS EAST OF THIS CENTER EARLY NEXT WEEK. MOST LIKELY THIS
WILL BE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTHCENTRAL.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL ACROSS
THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. THE ONLY SHOT OF PRECIP WILL BE WITH PASSAGE
OF THE ARCTIC TROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT
ANYTHING THAT FALLS WILL BE BRIEF AND LIGHT. THE COLDEST AIR WILL
BE SHUNTED FURTHER EAST AS TROUGH CONTINUES TO DIG SOUTHEASTWARD.
THUS...EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL NORMS.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO DIMINISH TONIGHT
ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA WITH
A FAIRLY STRONG RIDGE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE EXITING LOW. THE
FOCUS WILL THEN SHIFT OUT WEST AS A DEEP LOW PASSES SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS. WITH A FURTHER NORTHWARD TRACK (AS MENTIONED ABOVE)
EXPECT A LITTLE MORE RAIN AND WIND TO MAKE IT TO THE ALEUTIANS
THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. STILL THIS WILL BE A QUICK SHOT SATURDAY
WITH THE SYSTEM DROPPING BACK SOUTHWARD ON SUNDAY. A RIDGE WILL
BUILD OVER THE HEART OF THE BERING SUNDAY AND DOMINATE THROUGH AT
LEAST THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK RESULTING IN EXTREMELY QUIET
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (TUE SEP 30TH - FRI OCT 3)...

ALASKA WILL BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRY AND COLD OUTFLOW WIND
PATTERN ON TUESDAY...WITH MODERATELY STRONG CHANNELED GAP WINDS
CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY. A
GENERALLY DRY NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
MAINLAND AS A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED RIDGE ALOFT BUILDS OVER THE BERING
SEA...KEEPING THE STORM TRACK ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE
BERING...AND SOUTH ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE GFS...ECMWF...AND
ECMWF ENSEMBLE ALL DEPICT A SIMILAR LARGE SCALE PATTERN EVOLUTION
HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND WITH AN ARCTIC TROUGH DEEPENING OVER THE
MAINLAND OF ALASKA. THIS WOULD SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL FOR THE
COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON...AND A CONTINUATION OF A DRY OFFSHORE
FLOW PATTERN. HOWEVER...SOME UNCERTAINTY BUILDS BY FRIDAY AS A
NORTH PACIFIC LOW...WHICH MAY INCLUDE THE REMNANTS OF TS
KAMMURI...MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...132 138 150 155 172 177 178.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SEB/JA SEP 14

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 26, 3:17 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 26, 3:22 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC59 hr
Sep 26, 3:22 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Sep 26, 2:54 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Sep 26, 3:31 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 26, 3:31 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days

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