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Gale Warning 461, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 9, 2015

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 9, 2015, 3:49 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 2015, 3:49 AM AKDT (11:49 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2015, 3:43 AM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

144 
FZAK51 PAFC 091149
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

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.

PKZ197-100030-
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL
DISSIPATE IN THE EASTERN GULF TUE NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW OVER THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL TRACK TO 60 NM WEST OF SITKINAK AT 998 MB
TUE NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE IN THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WED NIGHT.


$$

PKZ119-100030-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR
THE COAST...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ120-100030-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ121-100030-
RESURRECTION BAY-
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ125-100030-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-100030-
PORT VALDEZ-
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-100030-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ128-100030-
VALDEZ ARM-
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-100030-
PASSAGE CANAL-
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-100030-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ131-100030-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ132-100030-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ136-100030-
CHINIAK BAY-
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ137-100030-
MARMOT BAY-
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ138-100030-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 THIS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT.  RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ139-100030-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ140-100030-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ141-100030-
KACHEMAK BAY-
349 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$
2 follow-up statements
130 
FZAK51 PAFC 092304
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

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.

PKZ197-101215-
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 993 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1011 MB WED NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE.

$$

PKZ119-101215-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ120-101215-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ121-101215-
RESURRECTION BAY-
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
SUBSIDING. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ125-101215-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-101215-
PORT VALDEZ-
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING.
RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-101215-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ128-101215-
VALDEZ ARM-
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-101215-
PASSAGE CANAL-
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-101215-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ131-101215-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ132-101215-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF DANGEROUS
CAPE. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ136-101215-
CHINIAK BAY-
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ137-101215-
MARMOT BAY-
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ138-101215-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ139-101215-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ140-101215-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ141-101215-
KACHEMAK BAY-
304 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING.
RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$
574 
FZAK51 PAFC 101143
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015

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.

PKZ197-110030-
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 999 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL TRACK TO 275 NM 
SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1012 MB TONIGHT AND THEN
DISSIPATE THU. 

$$

PKZ119-110030-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT...GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ120-110030-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ121-110030-
RESURRECTION BAY-
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ125-110030-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-110030-
PORT VALDEZ-
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-110030-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ128-110030-
VALDEZ ARM-
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-110030-
PASSAGE CANAL-
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-110030-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ131-110030-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ132-110030-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ136-110030-
CHINIAK BAY-
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ137-110030-
MARMOT BAY-
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ138-110030-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ139-110030-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ140-110030-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ141-110030-
KACHEMAK BAY-
343 AM AKDT WED JUN 10 2015

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jun 8, 4:16 PM AKDT, 11 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 4:16 PM AKDT, 11 hours 33 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
416 PM AKDT MON JUN 8 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LEVEL LONGWAVE TROUGH STRETCHES OUT OF THE ARCTIC AND
THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT AND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. THE
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE HAS FLATTENED ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC AND IS
BRINGING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE JET STREAM IS RUNNING SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS WHERE THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND RIDGE IS THE
TIGHTEST. THE SURFACE LOW IS POSITIONED NEAR THE LEFT FRONT EXIT
REGION OF THE JET STREAM IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE FRONT IS
EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA.
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE THAT CAN BE SEEN IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLANDS WHICH IS ENHANCING THE LIFT IN
THAT AREA ALONG THE FRONT. THIS FRONT IS RAPIDLY TIGHTENING THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE NORTH GULF
COAST.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK.
THE NAM AND ECMWF BOTH KEEP A WEAK SURFACE LOW IN THE NORTHERN
GULF THURSDAY NIGHT WHILE THE GFS WASHES IT OUT INTO A TROUGH. THE
UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT IS SUCH THAT THE CLOSED SURFACE LOW MAKES THE
MOST SENSE. THE MODELS LATE IN THE WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND
HAVE CONVERGED INTO THE SOLUTION THAT BUILDS A RIDGE OVER THE
STATE. THIS WAS MENTIONED YESTERDAY AND WITH MODELS ALL SHOWING
THIS PROGRESSION IT FURTHER INCREASES CONFIDENCE OF THIS
HAPPENING.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE MAIN WEATHER STORY FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL
ALASKA WILL BE THE LOW LOCATED NEAR DUTCH HARBOR THIS AFTERNOON
AND THE ASSOCIATED FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT KODIAK
ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES
EASTWARD ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. WINDS SHOULD INCREASE RAPIDLY TO
GALE FORCE TONIGHT THROUGH THE BARREN ISLANDS BEFORE FALLING BACK
BELOW GALE FORCE TOMORROW MORNING. AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD
LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO GALE FORCE
OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL COASTAL WATERS AND INTO PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND BEFORE DIMINISHING BELOW GALE FORCE LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON
INTO TOMORROW EVENING. RAIN HAS ALREADY STARTED OVER KODIAK ISLAND
AND WILL PROGRESS STEADILY ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA INTO
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. WITH ORIENTATION OF THE FRONT TO THE
COAST...RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. ELSEWHERE...DOWNSLOPING WILL LIMIT
PRECIPITATION TO MAINLY SHOWERS EXCEPT ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE OVER
WESTERN COOK INLET AND FURTHER INLAND OVER THE WESTERN SUSITNA
VALLEY.

THIS PATTERN IS FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG WINDS
THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY INTO TURNAGAIN VALLEY AS WELL AS THE KNIK
VALLEY. WINDS THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE 35 TO
50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS TONIGHT IN THE KNIK RIVER VALLEY WILL
BEGIN TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 40
MPH TOMORROW BEFORE DIMINISHING TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A LOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS PUSHES A FRONT INTO THE
SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND TONIGHT SPREADING RAIN INLAND. GUSTY
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ACCOMPANY THE FRONT TONIGHT AND THEN TAPER
DOWN ON TUESDAY. THE FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY
AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. SHOWER ACTIVITY
CONTINUES INTO WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER FRONT DIGS FROM THE NORTHWEST
COAST. WINDS ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA SHIFT AND BECOME
NORTHWESTERLY BY WEDNESDAY WITH THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL
BAY WINDS BACKING TO THE WEST.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AS A LONG WAVE TROUGH SHIFTS SLOWLY EAST
OVER THE BERING. NORTH TO WEST FLOW RETURNS ON TUESDAY WITH A
RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE BERING FROM EASTERN RUSSIA. ONCE THE RIDGE
MOVES IN...A WEAK INVERSION SETS UP TRAPPING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
NEAR THE SURFACE...THEREFORE THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL SEE LOW
CLOUDS AND FOG SPREAD THROUGH THE AREA FOR MID WEEK.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
AN UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW OVER THE ARCTIC HAS AN ASSOCIATED
TROUGH EXTENDING INTO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGION. THIS WILL
BRING A SHOWERY REGIME ACCOMPANIED BY A WEAK ZONAL JET STREAK
MOVING THROUGH THE NORTON SOUND AREA INTO THE SOUTHWEST REGION.
THERE WILL BE SEVERAL WEAK SHORTWAVES ROTATING AROUND THE LOW THAT
WILL SWING THROUGH THE ALASKA REGION BRINGING MORE SHOWERS
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. BY SATURDAY THE BERING SEA WILL HAVE AN
AMPLIFIED RIDGE BUILDING THROUGH THE WEEKEND OVER THE SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTHCENTRAL REGION. AN UPPER LEVEL CLOSED HIGH WILL DEVELOP
SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH THE RIDGE EXTENDING THROUGH
SOUTHWEST ALASKA INTO THE NORTH SLOPE BY SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING
WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE ALASKA REGION HEADING THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AND THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 119 125 130 121.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...EZ
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RF
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KH
LONG TERM...PD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 3:48 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jun 9, 3:49 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jun 9, 3:04 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC13 hr
Jun 9, 3:04 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC37 hr
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