Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 610, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 7, 2014, 3:39 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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 7, 2014, 3:39 PM AKDT (23:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 10, 2014, 3:54 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
609 FZAK51 PAFC 072339 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 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. PKZ197-081215- 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 962 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-081215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-081215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-081215- RESURRECTION BAY- 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-081215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-081215- PORT VALDEZ- 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-081215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-081215- VALDEZ ARM- 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-081215- PASSAGE CANAL- 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-081215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-081215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-081215- CHINIAK BAY- 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-081215- MARMOT BAY- 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-081215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-081215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-081215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-081215- KACHEMAK BAY- 339 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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754 FZAK51 PAFC 081158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 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. PKZ197-090030- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THU NIGHT. A 964 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 230 NM S OF SITKINAK LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-090030- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-090030- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-090030- RESURRECTION BAY- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-090030- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-090030- PORT VALDEZ- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-090030- VALDEZ NARROWS- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-090030- VALDEZ ARM- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-090030- PASSAGE CANAL- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090030- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-090030- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-090030- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-090030- CHINIAK BAY- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-090030- MARMOT BAY- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-090030- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-090030- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090030- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090030- KACHEMAK BAY- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
260 FZAK51 PAFC 081158 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 139 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. PKZ197-090030- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN GULF WED AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THU NIGHT. A 964 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 230 NM S OF SITKINAK LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-090030- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ120-090030- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-090030- RESURRECTION BAY- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-090030- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-090030- PORT VALDEZ- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-090030- VALDEZ NARROWS- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-090030- VALDEZ ARM- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-090030- PASSAGE CANAL- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090030- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-090030- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-090030- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ136-090030- CHINIAK BAY- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-090030- MARMOT BAY- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-090030- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-090030- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090030- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090030- KACHEMAK BAY- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
538 FZAK51 PAFC 082323 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 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. PKZ197-091215- 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 945 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MOVES TO 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 970 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-091215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-091215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-091215- RESURRECTION BAY- 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-091215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-091215- PORT VALDEZ- 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-091215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-091215- VALDEZ ARM- 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-091215- PASSAGE CANAL- 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-091215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-091215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-091215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-091215- CHINIAK BAY- 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-091215- MARMOT BAY- 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-091215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-091215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-091215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-091215- KACHEMAK BAY- 323 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
179 FZAK51 PAFC 091159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 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. PKZ197-100115- 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 160 NM S OF SITKINAK FRI MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 140 NM E OF KODIAK CITY AT 977 MB EARLY SAT MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-100115- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-100115- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-100115- RESURRECTION BAY- 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-100115- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-100115- PORT VALDEZ- 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-100115- VALDEZ NARROWS- 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-100115- VALDEZ ARM- 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-100115- PASSAGE CANAL- 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-100115- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-100115- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-100115- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ136-100115- CHINIAK BAY- 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ137-100115- MARMOT BAY- 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-100115- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ139-100115- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-100115- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-100115- KACHEMAK BAY- 359 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
591 FZAK51 PAFC 092341 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 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. PKZ197-101245- 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 966 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 160 NM S OF SITKINAK FRI MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 140 NM E OF KODIAK CITY AT 977 MB EARLY SAT MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. $$ PKZ119-101245- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-101245- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-101245- RESURRECTION BAY- 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-101245- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .FRIDAY NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-101245- PORT VALDEZ- 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-101245- VALDEZ NARROWS- 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-101245- VALDEZ ARM- 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-101245- PASSAGE CANAL- 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101245- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ131-101245- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-101245- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-101245- CHINIAK BAY- 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-101245- MARMOT BAY- 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ138-101245- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-101245- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-101245- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-101245- KACHEMAK BAY- 341 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
884 FZAK51 PAFC 101154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 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. PKZ197-110100- 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 968 MB 215 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL WEAKEN TO 979 MB 45 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND EARLY SAT MORNING BEFORE MOVING INLAND SAT AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL APPROACH 375 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-110100- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT EARLY BECOMING SW BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-110100- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NW 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-110100- RESURRECTION BAY- 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-110100- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ126-110100- PORT VALDEZ- 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-110100- VALDEZ NARROWS- 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-110100- VALDEZ ARM- 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-110100- PASSAGE CANAL- 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110100- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ131-110100- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-110100- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ136-110100- CHINIAK BAY- 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-110100- MARMOT BAY- 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ138-110100- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ139-110100- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT EARLY BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-110100- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-110100- KACHEMAK BAY- 354 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2014 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Oct 7, 5:15 AM AKDT, 10 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 7, 5:15 AM AKDT, 10 hours 24 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
515 AM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2014
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE LONGWAVE TROUGH WHICH HAS BEEN ENTRENCHED OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS HAS SHIFTED SLIGHTLY EASTWARD THIS
MORNING...WITH THE TROUGH AXIS NOW EXTENDING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FROM
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE ALCAN BORDER THROUGH EASTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. THIS HAS ALLOWED NORTHWEST
FLOW TO TAKE HOLD ACROSS MUCH OF THE MAINLAND...RESULTING IN
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS FROM THE COOK INLET
AND MAT-SU REGIONS TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. CLOUDIER SKIES AND A
FEW SHOWERS PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN AND
EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE AND
ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW DRIFT EASTWARD ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN GULF
COAST. MEANWHILE...A SURFACE LOW APPROXIMATELY 300 MILES SOUTH OF
AMCHITKA IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING ABSORBED BY THE REMNANTS OF
TYPHOON PHANFONE...WITH THAT SYSTEM SET TO UNDERGO RAPID
INTENSIFICATION OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS AS IT TRACKS SOUTH OF
THE ALEUTIANS. GALE FORCE EASTERLY WINDS ENCOMPASS MUCH OF THE
BERING BETWEEN THIS FEATURE TO THE SOUTH AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE
NORTH...WITH A STALLED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SPREADING
RAIN ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT MIDWEEK AS
THE MAINLAND REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE BROAD UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH. LARGER DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO ARISE BY LATE WEDNESDAY AS THE
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TRACKS EASTWARD.
THE AMERICAN MODELS HAVE CONSISTENTLY BEEN SLOWER/FARTHER WEST
COMPARED TO THE EC OVER THE PAST SEVERAL RUNS. PREFERRED THE
FASTER/FARTHER EAST EC SOLUTION FOR THE FORECAST AS IT HAS SHOWN
BETTER AGREEMENT WITH ENSEMBLE MEANS. MODEL AGREEMENT HAS IMPROVED
REGARDING THE TIMING OF THE FRONT INTO THE GULF AS IT APPROACHES
THE SOUTHERN GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THEN REACHES THE COAST BY
LATE THURSDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
PLEASANT CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS
CONTINUED NORTHWEST FLOW YIELDS CLEAR SKIES AND NORTHERLY
WINDS...WITH THE LACK OF CLOUD COVER ALLOWING NIGHTTIME LOWS TO
DIP DOWN INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOW 20S THE NEXT COUPLE NIGHTS.
MORE CLOUDS WILL START TO MOVE IN LATER ON WEDNESDAY AS A CLOSED
UPPER LOW DROPS DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC COAST...WITH A COUPLE SHOWERS
POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG THE GULF COAST. THE STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE DEEP LOW TRACKING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL THEN ENTER
THE SOUTHERN GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD RAIN OVER KODIAK
ISLAND BEFORE REACHING THE GULF COAST LATE THURSDAY...BRINGING
STRONG GAP WINDS AND POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN TO AREAS ALONG THE
COAST AND SHOWERS INLAND. IT DOES APPEAR AT THIS TIME THAT
PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE PREDOMINANTLY RAIN AS MUCH WARMER AIR
ACCOMPANIES THE ARRIVAL OF THIS SYSTEM...ALTHOUGH FROZEN
PRECIPITATION REMAINS A POSSIBILITY IN LOCATIONS WHERE COLDER AIR
TENDS TO LINGER AT THE SURFACE SUCH AS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
MUCH LIKE SOUTHCENTRAL AK...THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL SEE MORE
OF THE SAME OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH CLEAR SKIES AND GUSTY WINDS
SUPPORTED BY DRY NORTHERLY FLOW. COASTAL PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY
WILL HAVE A CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN LATER THURSDAY AS THE FRONT
MOVES NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
EASTERLY GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT A WIDE SWATH OF
THE BERING THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
REMAINS IN PLACE BETWEEN THE STRONG LOW TO THE SOUTH AND HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE BERING STRAIT. RAIN WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST
ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AS THE FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING
GRADUALLY WEAKENS IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND THE LOW TRACKS
SOUTH OF THE CHAIN.
-CB
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE EXTENDED PERIOD IS DOMINATED BY AN AMPLIFIED 500 MB TROUGH THAT
CONTINUES TO SLOWLY AMPLIFY THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. THIS IS DUE IN
LARGE PART TO A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES ORIGINATING
OVER SIBERIA AND THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THAT TRAVERSE THE
WESTERN EDGE OF THE TROUGH. AS THESE DISTURBANCES PASS THROUGH THE
APEX OF THE TROUGH...THE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIG
SOUTHWARD. THIS IS INDICATIVE TO AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS
THE BERING SEA AND ALASKA MAINLAND AS THESE DISTURBANCES WILL
PROVIDE ENOUGH UPPER LEVEL ENERGY TO KEEP PRECIPITATION IN THE
FORECAST. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE THAT WAS ONCE LOCATED OVER THE
WESTERN ARCTIC AND BERING STRAIT WILL HAVE BECOME CUT OFF FROM THE
MEAN FLOW BY FRIDAY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN AND
WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SATURDAY. AT THIS POINT...DETERMINISTIC
GUIDANCE IS PICKING UP ON A CLOSED LOW DROPPING SOUTH FROM
KAMCHATKA INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC ON SATURDAY WHICH RESULTS IN SOME
LONGWAVE RIDGING OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA THAT FLATTENS OUT
BY MONDAY MORNING. THE SURFACE/UPPER LEVEL REMNANTS OF THE
PHASING FROM PHANFONE AND A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL PUSH INTO THE
GULF FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH MONDAY AS IT
BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...PRECIPITATION WILL NOT SPREAD AS FAR INLAND
AS WAS EXPECTED THE PREVIOUS DAYS AS THE RESULTANT LOW FROM THE
PHASING OF PHANFONE AND A NORTH PACIFIC LOW PASSES FURTHER SOUTH
THAN ORIGINALLY EXPECTED. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BE SEEN ALONG
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALASKA RANGE ON FRIDAY AS THE LOW PUSHES
INTO THE GULF...WITH A MORE SHOWERY REGIME BRINGING PRECIPITATION
CHANCES TO THE REST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY SATURDAY AND LINGERING
THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. COLDER AIR WILL FILTER IN BEHIND THE LOW
ON FRIDAY...WHICH SHOULD KEEP THE PRECIPITATION TYPE PREDOMINATELY
SNOW...BUT SOME LOCATIONS (ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA)
COULD SEE SOME OF THE SHOWERS MIXING WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON
HOURS.
FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AS THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW MOVES INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA ON FRIDAY...THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL GET SLAMMED
BY A STRONG WARM FRONT. THIS WILL BRING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF
RAINFALL TO THE NORTH GULF COAST AS WELL AS A PERIOD OF STRONG
WINDS. THE RAINFALL WILL LIKELY LINGER ALONG THE GULF COAST BEYOND
MONDAY AS THE LOW SLOWLY WEAKENS AND SPINS OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF. FURTHER INLAND WILL BE MUCH DRIER BUT WILL STILL SEE DECENT
CHANCES FOR SNOW AND/OR RAIN. THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL ADVECT
WARMER AIR INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...WITH 850 MB TEMPERATURES
REACHING +3 TO +6 BY LATE FRIDAY/EARLY SATURDAY OVER PARTS OF
ANCHORAGE...THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND PARTS OF THE MAT-SU
VALLEY. WHILE PRECIPITATION MAY START OFF AS SNOW OR A RAIN/SNOW
MIX OVER THESE AREAS...IT WILL LIKELY TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN AS
TEMPERATURES ALOFT WARM. THE EXCEPTION OF COURSE WOULD BE ACROSS
ELEVATED LOCATIONS.
-MC
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 155 165 170 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179
180 181 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&
CB/MC OCT 14The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 3:44 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 7, 3:44 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 7, 3:50 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 7, 3:39 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Oct 7, 3:39 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 7, 3:52 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 7, 3:52 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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