Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 484, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 15, 2015, 3:28 PM AKDT. It was in force for 37 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
- Jul 15, 2015, 3:28 PM AKDT (23:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2015, 3:59 AM AKDT
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
843 FZAK51 PAFC 152328 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 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. PKZ197-161245- 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTH AND EASTERN GULF AS A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH TO THE CENTRAL GULF THURSDAY AND NORTHERN GULF COAST THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-161245- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ120-161245- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-161245- RESURRECTION BAY- 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-161245- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-161245- PORT VALDEZ- 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-161245- VALDEZ NARROWS- 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-161245- VALDEZ ARM- 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-161245- PASSAGE CANAL- 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161245- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON E OF AUGUSTINE ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-161245- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 12 FT NEAR KENNEDY ENTRANCE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-161245- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-161245- CHINIAK BAY- 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-161245- MARMOT BAY- 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-161245- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-161245- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-161245- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-161245- KACHEMAK BAY- 328 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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957 FZAK51 PAFC 161149 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 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. PKZ197-170045- 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL LIFT NORTH TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT THEN INLAND ON FRIDAY. POST FRONTAL SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF. $$ PKZ119-170045- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-170045- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-170045- RESURRECTION BAY- 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-170045- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-170045- PORT VALDEZ- 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ127-170045- VALDEZ NARROWS- 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-170045- VALDEZ ARM- 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-170045- PASSAGE CANAL- 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170045- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ131-170045- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-170045- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ136-170045- CHINIAK BAY- 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-170045- MARMOT BAY- 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-170045- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ139-170045- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO S DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-170045- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO S AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-170045- KACHEMAK BAY- 349 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
694 FZAK51 PAFC 162359 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 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. PKZ197-171315- 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES INLAND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST LATE TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY A BROAD AREA OF BRISK SOUTH WINDS INTO FRIDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF ON SATURDAY. $$ PKZ119-171315- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-171315- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-171315- RESURRECTION BAY- 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-171315- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-171315- PORT VALDEZ- 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-171315- VALDEZ NARROWS- 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ128-171315- VALDEZ ARM- 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-171315- PASSAGE CANAL- 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-171315- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-171315- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-171315- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-171315- CHINIAK BAY- 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-171315- MARMOT BAY- 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-171315- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-171315- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-171315- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-171315- KACHEMAK BAY- 359 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AROUND MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
570 FZAK51 PAFC 171159 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 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. PKZ197-180115- 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONTAL SYSTEM ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL LIFT NORTH AND INLAND TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE GULF SATURDAY. $$ PKZ119-180115- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ120-180115- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-180115- RESURRECTION BAY- 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-180115- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-180115- PORT VALDEZ- 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2015 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-180115- VALDEZ NARROWS- 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-180115- VALDEZ ARM- 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2015 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-180115- PASSAGE CANAL- 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-180115- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ131-180115- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-180115- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-180115- CHINIAK BAY- 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-180115- MARMOT BAY- 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-180115- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-180115- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-180115- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-180115- KACHEMAK BAY- 359 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jul 15, 5:00 AM AKDT, 10 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 5:00 AM AKDT, 10 hours 28 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH STRETCHING FROM BRISTOL BAY ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND GULF TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL SHEAR APART TODAY AS THE NEXT INCOMING LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TRACKS TO THE EAST NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF. THE EASTERN PART OF THE UPPER TROUGH WILL BREAK OFF AND MOVE INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA ALLOWING RIDGING TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND NORTHERN GULF COAST. THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE TROUGH WILL LIFT NORTH AND INLAND TO BE PULLED BACK TOWARDS BRISTOL BAY WHERE IT WILL MERGE WITH THE NEW MAIN LOW CENTER. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODEL DIFFERENCE REMAIN FAIRLY MINOR THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE GEM REGIONAL AND THEN ECMWF WERE PREFERRED ON THE EAST DOMAIN AND THE GFS FOR THE WEST. CONFIDENCE IN THE PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF THE SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURES SUCH AS THE UNSEASONABLY STRONG FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IS HIGH. && .FIRE WEATHER... A MODERATELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE COMBINED WITH A SHORTWAVE TROUGH SWINGING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TODAY WILL BRING ONE MORE AFTERNOON AND EVENING OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS. ADDITIONALLY ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PORTIONS OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN INCOMING PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE GULF COAST THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AND TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL BE IN BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS TODAY AS THE LOW THAT HAS BEEN OVER THE GULF BREAKS APART AND A STRONGER SYSTEM PUSHES EASTWARD ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS. THEREFORE A BIT OF A BREAK IS IN STORE FOR TODAY INTO TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH SOME SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO LINGERING MOISTURE. BY LATER TONIGHT THE NEXT UPPER LOW WILL BE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS WILL OPEN UP STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND USHER IN A FAIRLY WET PERIOD. FAIRLY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM (FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR). GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR SOME OF THE MARINE AREAS...AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM BY LATE THURSDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)... A WETTER PATTERN SETS UP FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES UP FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE OUT THE EAST BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH. ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TODAY...IT WILL BE RELATIVELY QUIET WITH PATCHY FOG ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING AND MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE. DURING THE AFTERNOON A FEW BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS WILL HELP MAXIMIZE SURFACE HEATING AND TRIGGER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HOWEVER COVERAGE WILL BE MINIMAL AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST SHEARS APART WITH THE APPROACH OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ADVANCES TONIGHT MAKING INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND BRISTOL BAY THURSDAY MORNING. THE FRONT THEN SLOWS ON THURSDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW CROSSES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE EASTERN BERING...HOWEVER RAIN CONTINUES TO SPREAD ACROSS KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND VALLEY BY THE AFTERNOON. WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND PEAK THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. RAIN DIMINISHES THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS THE SURFACE LOW LIFTS NORTH AND WEAKENS. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)... THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SPINNING SOUTH OF KISKA MAKES EASTWARD PROGRESS TODAY. AN EXPANSIVE RAIN BAND DEVELOPS THIS MORNING ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL NOT MAKE MUCH PROGRESS NORTH UNTIL TONIGHT. RAIN SPREADS TO THE CENTRAL BERING OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTY EAST WINDS INCREASING ALONG THE BOUNDARY. THE WESTERN BERING WILL SEE NORTHERLY WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WITH PATCHY FOG AND CLOUDS. A RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE BERING AS THE STORM SYSTEM LIFTS NORTH ON FRIDAY. A WEAK DISTURBANCE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL BRING INCREASED RAIN CHANCES ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE DAY WITH A STRONGER FRONT MOVING IN FRIDAY NIGHT. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY THURSDAY WILL QUICKLY SHIFT NORTHWARD INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY THE AFTERNOON...AS A STRONG JET STREAK SETS UP OVER THE AKPEN. MODELS HAVE CONTINUED TO TREND TOWARD A MUCH LESS AGGRESSIVE PHASING OF THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY COMING OFF EASTERN RUSSIA WITH THE UPPER LOW TRACKING INTO THE WESTERN COAST OF ALASKA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO BLANKET THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...WITH SOME AREAS ALONG THE KENAI/CHUGACH MOUNTAINS EXPERIENCING SOME DOWNSLOPING DUE TO STRONGER CROSS BARRIER FLOW ON THURSDAY. HOWEVER...WITH MODELS NOW SHOWING THE WAVE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST ON THURSDAY SHIFTING SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST...BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL QUICKLY BUILD OVER THE AREA. AS A RESULT...DOWNSLOPING WILL QUICKLY FADE AND STEADIER RAINFALL WILL BUILD OVER THE KENAI/CHUGACH MOUNTAINS BY FRIDAY. IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT RUN TO RUN MODEL CONSISTENCY HAS NOT BEEN GOOD OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. THERE HAS BEEN IMPROVEMENT THOUGH WITH THE MODEL RUNS TODAY...SO THERE IS NOW MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN THIS SOLUTION. MODELS THEN COME INTO FAIR AGREEMENT WITH THE PARENT TROUGH SHIFTING NORTHWARD OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...GIVING WAY TO AN AMPLIFYING RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND MUCH OF THE MAINLAND BY TUESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THE FINER DETAILS SUCH AS STRENGTH AND POSITIONING STILL NEED TO BE WORKED OUT...AS WELL AS HOW EACH MODEL IS HANDLING THE WEAKER WAVES CIRCULATING AROUND THE TOP OF THE RIDGE DIFFERENTLY. THUS THE FORECAST LEANED HEAVIER ON THE WPC ENSEMBLE APPROACH. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KH LONG TERM...TP
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 3:39 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 15, 3:39 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jul 15, 3:21 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 15, 3:28 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Jul 15, 3:57 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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