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Gale Warning 628, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 6, 2015, 3:02 PM AKDT. It was in force for 61 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 6, 2015, 3:02 PM AKDT (23:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 9, 2015, 3:58 AM AKDT
- In force
- 61 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
629 FZAK51 PAFC 062302 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 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. PKZ197-071200- 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW 810 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK MOVES TO 230 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AND INTENSIFIES TO 966 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-071200- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-071200- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-071200- RESURRECTION BAY- 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-071200- PORT VALDEZ- 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-071200- VALDEZ NARROWS- 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-071200- VALDEZ ARM- 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-071200- PASSAGE CANAL- 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071200- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-071200- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-071200- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-071200- CHINIAK BAY- 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-071200- MARMOT BAY- 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-071200- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-071200- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-071200- KACHEMAK BAY- 302 PM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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118 FZAK51 PAFC 071154 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 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. PKZ197-080100- 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO 240 NM S OF SITKINAK EARLY THU MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 70 NM W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND AT NEAR THE SAME INTENSITY BY EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ119-080100- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-080100- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-080100- RESURRECTION BAY- 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...SEAS HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080100- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-080100- PORT VALDEZ- 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-080100- VALDEZ NARROWS- 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-080100- VALDEZ ARM- 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080100- PASSAGE CANAL- 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080100- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-080100- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-080100- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-080100- CHINIAK BAY- 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-080100- MARMOT BAY- 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-080100- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-080100- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080100- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-080100- KACHEMAK BAY- 354 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
160 FZAK51 PAFC 071509 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 UPDATED ZONE 121 127 128 141 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. PKZ197-080315- 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 986 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO 240 NM S OF SITKINAK EARLY THU MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 70 NM W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND AT NEAR THE SAME INTENSITY BY EARLY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ119-080315- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-080315- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-080315- RESURRECTION BAY- 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080315- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-080315- PORT VALDEZ- 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-080315- VALDEZ NARROWS- 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-080315- VALDEZ ARM- 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-080315- PASSAGE CANAL- 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-080315- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-080315- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-080315- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-080315- CHINIAK BAY- 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ137-080315- MARMOT BAY- 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ138-080315- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-080315- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-080315- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-080315- KACHEMAK BAY- 709 AM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
539 FZAK51 PAFC 072304 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 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. PKZ197-081215- 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 968 MB AS IT MOVES TO 85 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 972 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF SAND POINT FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-081215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-081215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-081215- RESURRECTION BAY- 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-081215- PORT VALDEZ- 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-081215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-081215- VALDEZ ARM- 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-081215- PASSAGE CANAL- 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-081215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-081215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-081215- CHINIAK BAY- 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-081215- MARMOT BAY- 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-081215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-081215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-081215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081215- KACHEMAK BAY- 304 PM AKDT WED OCT 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
868 FZAK51 PAFC 080910 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 UPDATED ZONE 127 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. PKZ197-082215- 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 968 MB AS IT MOVES TO 85 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 972 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF SAND POINT FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-082215- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-082215- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-082215- RESURRECTION BAY- 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-082215- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-082215- PORT VALDEZ- 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-082215- VALDEZ NARROWS- 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-082215- VALDEZ ARM- 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-082215- PASSAGE CANAL- 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-082215- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-082215- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-082215- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-082215- CHINIAK BAY- 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-082215- MARMOT BAY- 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-082215- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-082215- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-082215- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-082215- KACHEMAK BAY- 110 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
423 FZAK51 PAFC 081158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 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. PKZ197-090115- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL TRACK TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 970 MB TONIGHT...THEN TO 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 975 MB FRI NIGHT. A 986 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 310 NM SOUTH OF SITKA AT 967 MB TONIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT AT 972 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-090115- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-090115- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-090115- RESURRECTION BAY- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090115- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-090115- PORT VALDEZ- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-090115- VALDEZ NARROWS- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-090115- VALDEZ ARM- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090115- PASSAGE CANAL- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090115- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-090115- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-090115- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-090115- CHINIAK BAY- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-090115- MARMOT BAY- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-090115- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-090115- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-090115- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090115- KACHEMAK BAY- 358 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
016 FZAK51 PAFC 081531 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 UPDATED ZONE 121 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. PKZ197-090330- 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL TRACK TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 970 MB TONIGHT...THEN TO 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 975 MB FRI NIGHT. A 986 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 310 NM SOUTH OF SITKA AT 967 MB TONIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT AT 972 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ119-090330- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ120-090330- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-090330- RESURRECTION BAY- 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT OR LESS. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090330- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF NORTHERN BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-090330- PORT VALDEZ- 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-090330- VALDEZ NARROWS- 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-090330- VALDEZ ARM- 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090330- PASSAGE CANAL- 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090330- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ131-090330- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-090330- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ136-090330- CHINIAK BAY- 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-090330- MARMOT BAY- 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-090330- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-090330- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-090330- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090330- KACHEMAK BAY- 731 AM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
355 FZAK51 PAFC 082304 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 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. PKZ197-091230- 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 968 MB LOW 340 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK MOVES TO 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AND WEAKENS TO 977 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ119-091230- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-091230- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-091230- RESURRECTION BAY- 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091230- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-091230- PORT VALDEZ- 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-091230- VALDEZ NARROWS- 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-091230- VALDEZ ARM- 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-091230- PASSAGE CANAL- 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091230- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-091230- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-091230- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-091230- CHINIAK BAY- 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-091230- MARMOT BAY- 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-091230- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-091230- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-091230- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-091230- KACHEMAK BAY- 304 PM AKDT THU OCT 8 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
145 FZAK51 PAFC 091158 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 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. PKZ197-100100- 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 971 MB LOW 140 NM E OF SAND POINT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 150 NM S OF SITKINAK EARLY SUN MORNING. A 973 MB NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 961 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM W OF SITKA THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR YAKUTAT AT 969 MB LATE THIS EVENING. ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 490 NM S OF YAKUTAT AT 967 MB EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ119-100100- CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE- 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ120-100100- CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT- 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-100100- RESURRECTION BAY- 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING. .SAT...S WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-100100- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ126-100100- PORT VALDEZ- 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ127-100100- VALDEZ NARROWS- 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ128-100100- VALDEZ ARM- 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100100- PASSAGE CANAL- 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100100- WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY- 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ131-100100- BARREN ISLANDS EAST- 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-100100- MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK- 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ136-100100- CHINIAK BAY- 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ137-100100- MARMOT BAY- 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ138-100100- SHELIKOF STRAIT- 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ139-100100- COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE- 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-100100- COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND- 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-100100- KACHEMAK BAY- 358 AM AKDT FRI OCT 9 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 Oct 6, 4:55 AM AKDT, 10 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 6, 4:55 AM AKDT, 10 hours 7 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 455 AM AKDT TUE OCT 6 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE MAIN FEATURE ACROSS THE AREA REMAINS A VERTICALLY STACKED BERING SEA LOW THAT IS SLOWLY DRIFTING NORTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. THE NORTHWARD MOVING LOW HAS STARTED TO LOSE ITS SUPPORT FROM A STRENGTHENING UPPER-LEVEL JET STREAK...AS THE JET STREAK PIVOTS INTO A MORE ZONAL ORIENTATION SOUTH OF THE BERING SEA. THIS TAKES THE LOW OUT OF THE FAVORABLE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE JET...WHICH AIDED IN THE RECENT CYCLONE INTENSIFICATION. A DECAYING OCCLUDED FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IS BRINGING LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN A SOUTHEASTERLY ONSHORE FLOW REGIME TO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA...WITH DOWNSLOPING WINDS KEEPING AREAS IN THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS DRIER. ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT AT THE SURFACE...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE GUSTING TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FORCE. FURTHER EAST...RIDGING OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN MAINLAND IS SLOWLY MOVING EAST IN RESPONSE TO THE STRENGTHENING BERING LOW. AT THE SURFACE UNDER THE RIDGE...FOG AND LOW STRATUS CONTINUE TO PRESENT A FORECAST CHALLENGE OVERNIGHT WITH MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL UNDER CALM TO LIGHT WINDS. THE EXCEPTION IS AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...WHERE LIGHT OUTFLOW WINDS ARE ALLOWING ENOUGH MIXING TO PREVENT FOG DEVELOPMENT. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT SYNOPTICALLY IN THE SHORT TO MID TERM. SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES ARISE IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE APPROACHING GULF LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT...HOWEVER THE IMPACTS OF THESE DIFFERENCES ARE MINIMAL. FOR THE PRECIPITATION APPROACHING SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA EARLY TOMORROW...THE HIGHER RESOLUTION MODELS WERE USED OVER THE GLOBAL MODELS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE DOWNSLOPING EFFECTS OF TERRAIN WITH THE EASTERLY FLOW. WITH THE MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK..FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE SHORT TERM FORECAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BRING THE ONSET OF A WINDY AND WET PATTERN ACROSS THE GULF...KENAI PEN...AND COOK INLET REGION. THIS WILL FOR NOW WILL BRING AN END TO THE PERSISTENT LOW CLOUDS AND FOG OVER THE MAINLAND AND COOK INLET. A WEAKENING FRONT SLOWLY HEADS NORTH TODAY AND WILL SPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE NORTH GULF AND KENAI PEN. THE ONSET OF SOUTHWESTERLY ALOFT WILL SPREAD THE RAIN NORTH TOWARD THE SUSITNA VALLEY TONIGHT. FREEZING LEVELS SHOULD BE HIGH ENOUGH FOR MOST AREAS TO BE RAIN EXCEPT FOR THE FAR NORTH SUSITNA VALLEY WHERE COLDER AIR IN PLACE SHOULD KEEP PRECIPITATION TILTED TOWARD SNOW. ON WED...THE BRUNT OF THE PRECIPITATION (RAIN) WILL SHIFT TOWARD THE GULF WITH THE APPROACH OF THE NEXT FRONT MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE GULF. TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY WINDS ALONG WITH SMALL CRAFT TO GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING WITH A WEAK LOW MOVING TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND. THESE WINDS WILL WEAKEN LATER TODAY AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS RELAX. A SECOND AND MUCH STRONGER ROUND OF WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WED AND WED NIGHT WITH A NORTHWARD MOVING LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. GALES ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND WESTERN GULF WED AFTERNOON. WINDS LIKELY WILL INCREASE TO STORM FORCE ACROSS THE BARREN ISLANDS AND THROUGH SHELIKOF STRAIT WED EVENING. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN BUT CONTINUE TO BRING WET WEATHER AT IT REMAINS STRETCHED OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TODAY. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL ROTATE INLAND TONIGHT REINVIGORATING SHOWERS OVER THE AREA. A LARGE LOW TRACKING INTO THE GULF FROM THE SOUTH WILL SPREAD RAIN AND BREEZY NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE RATHER LARGE VERTICALLY STACKED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN THE NORTHERN BERING AS IT GRADUALLY FILLS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...DRIFTING TOWARDS THE GULF OF ANADYR. SEVERAL SHORTWAVE TROUGHS WILL ROTATE OUT OF RUSSIA AND ACROSS THE BERING SOUTH OF THE LARGE UPPER LOW KEEPING THE WEATHER COOL AND SHOWERY WITH WESTERLY WINDS IN THE 30 TO 35 KNOT RANGE. ON WEDNESDAY A DEEPER TROUGH WILL SWING OFF OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND DIG MORE TO THE SOUTHEAST AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL BOTH ACT TO START PULLING THE LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW TO THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND TO SHIFT THE WINDS IN THE WESTERN GULF MORE TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE THEM UP TO GALES OVER A BROADER AREA. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... THE MODELS CONTINUE TO TRACK THE RAPIDLY DEEPENING NORTH PACIFIC LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE LOWER WESTERN GULF BY WEDNESDAY. BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE LOW TRACKS CLOSER TO THE CHIRIKOF ISLAND REGION THE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL STRENGTHEN RESULTING IN STRONG NORTHEASTERLY GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE NORTHERN GULF EXTENDING THROUGH THE BARREN ISLANDS...SHELIKOF STRAIT AND THE SOUTHERN COOK INLET THROUGH THURSDAY MIDDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE AFOREMENTIONED REGION BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND STRATUS. THE ECMWF MODEL SEEMS TO BE THE OUTLIER WITH THIS SYSTEM AS IT TRIES TO PUSH THIS SYSTEM FARTHER EAST THAN THE OTHER MODELS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY DUE TO AN UPPER LEVEL NEGATIVE TILTED RIDGE WILL BE POSITIONED ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF REGION AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND. THE MODELS ARE DEPICTING THIS SYSTEM BECOMING STATIONARY JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN PHASE IN WITH A ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW THAT IS TRACKING NORTHWARD INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF BY SATURDAY. THE CONFIDENCE IS LOW WITH TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY WITH THE PHASING IN OF THESE TWO SYSTEMS DUE TO THE TIMING AND STRENGTH AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND. MEANWHILE...ON THE BERING SIDE THERE IS A DECAYING LOW THAT WILL TRACK FROM THE NORTHERN TO CENTRAL BERING BY THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A SHOWERY WEATHER REGIME WITH THE WINDS SHIFTING TO A MORE NORTHERLY FLOW BY FRIDAY. THE NEXT SYNOPTIC FEATURE TO AFFECT THE BERING WILL BE A NORTH PACIFIC LOW TRACKING CLOSER TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FROM THE PACIFIC SIDE HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING ABUNDANT MOISTURE SPILLING OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGION AS THIS SYSTEM BECOMES ALMOST STATIONARY NEAR CHIRIKOF ISLANDS BY FRIDAY. THIS SYNOPTIC FEATURE WILL KEEP THE BERING AND THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN IN NORTHERLY FLOW SCATTERED SHOWERY WEATHER REGIME THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...DENSE FOG ADVISORY 101 111. MARINE...GALE 130 131 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...RD SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RMC SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JER LONG TERM...PD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 3:40 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 6, 3:40 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Oct 6, 3:41 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 6, 4:43 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Oct 6, 3:02 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Oct 6, 3:02 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Oct 6, 3:02 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Oct 6, 3:05 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 6, 3:05 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr |
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