Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 599, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 3, 2014, 3:47 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2014, 3:47 AM AKDT (11:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 3, 2014, 3:18 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
094 FZAK51 PAFC 031147 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 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. PKZ197-040045- 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 984 MB FRI EVENING AS IT CURVES TO THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SLOWLY WEAKENS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SAINT ELIAS SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-040045- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-040045- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-040045- RESURRECTION BAY- 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-040045- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-040045- PORT VALDEZ- 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-040045- VALDEZ NARROWS- 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-040045- VALDEZ ARM- 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-040045- PASSAGE CANAL- 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040045- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-040045- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-040045- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-040045- CHINIAK BAY- 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-040045- MARMOT BAY- 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-040045- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-040045- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-040045- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-040045- KACHEMAK BAY- 347 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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310 FZAK51 PAFC 031346 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 UPDATED ZONE 126 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. PKZ197-040315- 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 984 MB FRI EVENING AS IT CURVES TO THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SLOWLY WEAKENS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SAINT ELIAS SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-040315- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-040315- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-040315- RESURRECTION BAY- 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-040315- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-040315- PORT VALDEZ- 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-040315- VALDEZ NARROWS- 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-040315- VALDEZ ARM- 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-040315- PASSAGE CANAL- 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040315- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-040315- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-040315- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-040315- CHINIAK BAY- 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-040315- MARMOT BAY- 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-040315- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-040315- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-040315- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-040315- KACHEMAK BAY- 546 AM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
448 FZAK51 PAFC 032011 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 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. PKZ197-040330- 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WEAKENS TO 984 MB FRI EVENING AS IT CURVES TO THE COPPER RIVER DELTA AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SLOWLY WEAKENS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SAINT ELIAS SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-040330- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ120-040330- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-040330- RESURRECTION BAY- 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-040330- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-040330- PORT VALDEZ- 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-040330- VALDEZ NARROWS- 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-040330- VALDEZ ARM- 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-040330- PASSAGE CANAL- 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040330- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-040330- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-040330- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ136-040330- CHINIAK BAY- 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-040330- MARMOT BAY- 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-040330- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ139-040330- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-040330- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-040330- KACHEMAK BAY- 1211 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
139 FZAK51 PAFC 032318 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 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. PKZ197-041245- 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 982 MB LOW 110 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE NEAR SEWARD AT 996 MB FRI NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING AT 988 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-041245- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-041245- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-041245- RESURRECTION BAY- 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-041245- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-041245- PORT VALDEZ- 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-041245- VALDEZ NARROWS- 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-041245- VALDEZ ARM- 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-041245- PASSAGE CANAL- 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041245- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ131-041245- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-041245- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-041245- CHINIAK BAY- 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ137-041245- MARMOT BAY- 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-041245- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-041245- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-041245- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-041245- KACHEMAK BAY- 318 PM AKDT FRI OCT 3 2014 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 Oct 2, 1:58 PM AKDT, 13 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 2, 1:58 PM AKDT, 13 hours 49 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 158 PM AKDT THU OCT 2 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN KEEPS A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA WITH A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH DIGGING OUT OF THE ARCTIC ACROSS THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE. THIS COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHWARD AND BRING COLDER AIR WITH IT. A UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTHWARD AND GET ABSORBED INTO THE TROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THE STRONG SURFACE LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF IS MOVING NORTHWARD AND IS EVERY BIT AS STRONG AS EXPECTED. THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS HAVE COME INTO VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE LARGE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. PART OF THIS GOOD AGREEMENT IS THAT THE MODELS ARE BRINING THE MOISTURE FARTHER WEST WHICH MEANS THAT THERE WILL BE PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHERN KENAI PENINSULA NORTHWARD THROUGH ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU VALLEY TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT. MODELS ARE ALL KEEPING THE LARGE BERING SEA RIDGE IN PACE THROUGH SATURDAY AND THEN PUSHING IT SLOWLY EASTWARD AS THE NEXT LOW AND FRONT MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA FROM THE WEST. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... THE STRONG LOW IN THE GULF WILL BRING CLOUD COVER INTO SOUTHCENTRAL OVERNIGHT WITH RAIN SPREADING ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL SEE SNOW DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD MIX WITH OR TURN TO RAIN AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE BASIN TOMORROW. HOWEVER THE PASSES SUCH AS CHICKALOON PASS ON THE GLENN HIGHWAY AND MACLAREN PASS ON THE DENALI HIGHWAY WILL LIKELY STAY SNOW AND COULD SEE A FEW INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WILL SEE RAIN DEVELOP TOMORROW. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE THE RAIN TURN TO SNOW TOMORROW EVENING AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THE SNOW WILL MAKE IT INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND PALMER-WASILLA AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING FROM THE INTERIOR THROUGH THE AREA WILL BRING SOME PASSING CLOUDS OVERNIGHT AND THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL BRING SOME CLOUD COVER INTO AREAS NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. OTHERWISE THE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL KEEP MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... THE EASTERN BERING SEA AS WELL AS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS ARE UNDER A FAIRLY TIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WHICH CONTINUES TO BRING IN DRY AIR AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ARE SEEING SOME CLOUDS AND AREAS OF RAIN FROM A WEAKENING FRONT THAT IS IN THE AREA. A STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT BRINGING IN STRONG WINDS AND RAIN. && .LONG TERM FORECAST... MODELS HAVE CHANGED QUITE A BIT IN THE PAST 24 HOURS FOR NEXT WEEK. YESTERDAY...THE MODELS WERE HINTING AT A LONGWAVE TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND INTO THE ALASKA MAINLAND WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLD PERIOD WITH MULTIPLE DISTURBANCES IMPACTING SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THAT LOOK UNLIKELY NOW. THE FIRST NOTICEABLE CHANGE WILL BE ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE BERING SEA WHERE AN AMPLIFYING TROUGH WILL BE HALTED WITH RIDGING BUILDING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA. A SURFACE LOW TRAPPED IN THIS TROUGHING WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AS IT DROPS SOUTH. AS THE LOW WEAKENS...THE REMNANTS OF TYPHOON PHANFONE...WHICH IS CURRENTLY SOUTHEAST OF JAPAN...WILL PUSH INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC AND PHASE WITH THIS WEAKENING LOW. MODELS HAVE THE REMNANTS OF TYPHOON PHANFONE UNDERGOING RAPID CYCLOGENESIS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. ALTHOUGH MODELS DIFFER ON THE OVERALL DEEPENING OF THE LOW...THE CLUSTER OF THE DETERMINISTIC AND ENSEMBLE MEMBERS GIVES GOOD CONFIDENCE TO THIS SOLUTION. WHAT THIS WILL ALL MEAN OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA WHICH WILL BRING THE RETURN OF NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT...CLEARER SKIES AND COLDER TEMPERATURES. A WEAK SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND BRING A PERIOD OF RAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...WITH A PERIOD OF SNOW IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. CLOUD COVER AND WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE RETURN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS SLOWLY PUSHES EASTWARD. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 119 120 131-136 138 150 155. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && OCT 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 10:52 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:47 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:47 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:57 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:57 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Oct 3, 11:34 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:18 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:19 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:30 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Oct 3, 3:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 3, 3:30 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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