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Gale Warning 396, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 27, 2017, 3:08 PM AKDT. It was in force for 49 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Aug 27, 2017, 3:08 PM AKDT (23:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2017, 4:01 PM AKDT
- In force
- 49 hr
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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574 FZAK51 PAFC 272308 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 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. PKZ197-281200- 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A front will enter the southern Gulf late tonight and move to the northern and western Gulf by Mon afternoon, then move inland Mon night. The associated North Pacific low will move to 150 nm southeast of Sitkinak at 985 mb Mon afternoon, then move to 60 nm east of Sitkinak at 979 mb by Tue afternoon. $$ PKZ119-281200- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 30 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-281200- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 ft. .MON...E wind 20 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-281200- Resurrection Bay- 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Higher seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Higher seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-281200- Prince William Sound- 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas building to 3 ft. Rain showers. .MON...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Hinchinbrook Entrance. Seas 4 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. Highest winds and seas S of Seal Island. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-281200- Port Valdez- 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-281200- Valdez Narrows- 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-281200- Valdez Arm- 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-281200- Passage Canal- 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-281200- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ131-281200- Barren Islands East- 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 50 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ132-281200- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 45 kt becoming E 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-281200- Chiniak Bay- 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 13 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-281200- Marmot Bay- 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-281200- Shelikof Strait- 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft building to 11 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-281200- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-281200- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-281200- Kachemak Bay- 308 PM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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436 FZAK51 PAFC 281158 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 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. PKZ197-290115- 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 993 mb low 390 nm S of Kodiak City will strengthen to 977 mb as it moves to 80 nm E of Sitkinak Tue morning. The low will then move over Kodiak Island at around 980 mb Tue night. An associated front entering the southern Gulf this morning will move to the North Gulf Coast this evening and push inland tonight. $$ PKZ119-290115- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-290115- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 15 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt becoming E 30 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ121-290115- Resurrection Bay- 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-290115- Prince William Sound- 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-290115- Port Valdez- 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas building to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-290115- Valdez Narrows- 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-290115- Valdez Arm- 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-290115- Passage Canal- 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 .TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-290115- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming NE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-290115- Barren Islands East- 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt becoming NE 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 50 kt diminishing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-290115- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-290115- Chiniak Bay- 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 12 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ137-290115- Marmot Bay- 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft building to 14 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-290115- Shelikof Strait- 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt increasing to 40 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft building to 10 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-290115- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft building to 8 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-290115- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-290115- Kachemak Bay- 358 AM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas building to 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
772 FZAK51 PAFC 282319 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 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. PKZ197-291230- 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 979 mb low 148nm south of Akhiok will strengthen to 975 mb and move to 50 nm south of Kodiak City by Tuesday afternoon. The low will then move over Kodiak Island at around 980 mb Tue night. It will remain there and weaken to 986 mb by Wednesday afternoon. An associated front currently in the southern Gulf will move to the North Gulf Coast this evening and push inland tonight. $$ PKZ119-291230- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E wind 45 kt becoming SE 35 kt after midnight. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-291230- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 50 kt becoming E 35 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TUE...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread rain showers. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-291230- Resurrection Bay- 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 30 kt in the late evening. Seas building to 6 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-291230- Prince William Sound- 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-291230- Port Valdez- 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-291230- Valdez Narrows- 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-291230- Valdez Arm- 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas building to 5 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-291230- Passage Canal- 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 .TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-291230- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas building to 15 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-291230- Barren Islands East- 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 55 kt then becoming E 40 kt after midnight. Seas 19 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ132-291230- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TUE...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-291230- Chiniak Bay- 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-291230- Marmot Bay- 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 40 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 18 ft subsiding to 7 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-291230- Shelikof Strait- 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 45 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ139-291230- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 40 kt. Seas building to 10 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ140-291230- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. Rain. .TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-291230- Kachemak Bay- 319 PM AKDT Mon Aug 28 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind increasing to 25 kt....highest over the outer waters. Seas building to 4 ft. Rain. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TUE NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
381 FZAK51 PAFC 291156 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 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. PKZ197-300045- 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 mb low 215 nm S of Kodiak City will move to near Kodiak City this evening, then remain nearly stationary over Kodiak Island through Wed night while weakening to 988 mb. $$ PKZ119-300045- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-300045- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-300045- Resurrection Bay- 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming S 10 kt by afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Higher S of Caines Head. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Higher winds and S of Caines Head. Rain. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Higher winds and S of Caines Head. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-300045- Prince William Sound- 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-300045- Port Valdez- 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-300045- Valdez Narrows- 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-300045- Valdez Arm- 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt becoming NE wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-300045- Passage Canal- 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-300045- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt during the morning. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-300045- Barren Islands East- 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ132-300045- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-300045- Chiniak Bay- 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-300045- Marmot Bay- 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft . Rain. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-300045- Shelikof Strait- 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt during the morning. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-300045- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-300045- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-300045- Kachemak Bay- 356 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
538 FZAK51 PAFC 291551 AAA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...UPDATED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 Update to 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. PKZ197-300345- 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 mb low 215 nm S of Kodiak City will move to near Kodiak City this evening, then remain nearly stationary over Kodiak Island through Wed night while weakening to 988 mb. $$ PKZ119-300345- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain showers. .WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft. .THU...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-300345- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-300345- Resurrection Bay- 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 .TODAY...N wind 10 kt becoming S 10 kt by afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Higher S of Caines Head. Rain. .TONIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ125-300345- Prince William Sound- 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .THU...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-300345- Port Valdez- 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-300345- Valdez Narrows- 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-300345- Valdez Arm- 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt becoming NE wind 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-300345- Passage Canal- 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 30 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-300345- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt diminishing to 35 kt during the morning. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-300345- Barren Islands East- 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ132-300345- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-300345- Chiniak Bay- 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-300345- Marmot Bay- 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft . Rain. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain showers. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-300345- Shelikof Strait- 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt during the morning. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 8 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-300345- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-300345- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-300345- Kachemak Bay- 751 AM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 .TODAY...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt becoming E 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
713 FZAK51 PAFC 300001 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 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. PKZ197-301330- 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 974 mb low 65 nm southeast of Kodiak City will move to 15 nm northeast of Augustine Island and weaken to 992 mb Thursday afternoon. $$ PKZ119-301330- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft. .WED...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Near the coast, SE wind 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ120-301330- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind increasing to 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. $$ PKZ121-301330- Resurrection Bay- 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 .TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .WED...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Higher winds and seas S of Caines Head. Rain. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ125-301330- Prince William Sound- 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft in the afternoon. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ126-301330- Port Valdez- 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-301330- Valdez Narrows- 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-301330- Valdez Arm- 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-301330- Passage Canal- 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the evening. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ130-301330- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. Widespread rain showers. .WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Widespread rain showers. .THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ131-301330- Barren Islands East- 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .THU...S wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...E wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. $$ PKZ132-301330- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft. Rain. .WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. .WED NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft. $$ PKZ136-301330- Chiniak Bay- 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt becoming SE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ137-301330- Marmot Bay- 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...S wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ138-301330- Shelikof Strait- 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft subsiding. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ139-301330- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ140-301330- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Rain. .WED...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .WED NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain showers. .THU...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ141-301330- Kachemak Bay- 401 PM AKDT Tue Aug 29 2017 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Rain. .WED...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain. .WED NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain showers. .THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Aug 27, 6:51 AM AKDT, 8 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 6:51 AM AKDT, 8 hours 17 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion...CORRECTED National Weather Service Anchorage AK 651 AM AKDT Sun Aug 27 2017 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... The upper level pattern this morning continues to be characterized by a rather diffuse longwave trough over mainland Alaska, which is anchored by a pair of weak lows near the AK Peninsula and over the northern Gulf. Broad cyclonic flow beneath the trough is supporting scattered showers across the southern mainland. Farther west, a weak frontal zone spans much of the southern Bering Sea from the Kamchatka Peninsula all the way to near Dutch Harbor, with a weak wave forming along the front helping to enhance rainfall over portions of the Eastern Aleutians. The rest of the Bering remains in a benign cloudy regime on the southern periphery of a large closed high over Eastern Russia. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models are in generally good agreement through the short term as the trough lingers over the mainland and is eventually reinforced by a shortwave tracking rapidly across the southern Bering. There is also good agreement on the timing of the next front arriving along the Gulf coast late Monday afternoon into Monday evening. Spread starts to increase by Tuesday as a deep North Pacific low tracks near Kodiak Island. Primarily utilized the GFS for its run to run consistency with this feature, avoiding the NAM as it has been a significant outlier. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions will persist through Monday morning. Gusty southeast winds are expected to subside this morning, but may return to the terminal during the afternoon as ridging builds along the coast. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Similar weather pattern to yesterday over Southcentral Alaska with some showers around, but also some brief breaks in the clouds as well. The pattern will begin to change again Monday afternoon as a strong front pushes into the northern Gulf of Alaska and brings rain back to that region. Inland areas will see rain push into those areas Monday night into Tuesday. Winds will also get gusty around the north Gulf Coast and Kodiak with a northerly gradient over Cook Inlet bringing Gale force winds to the lower Inlet by Monday night. It is also looking increasingly likely that there will be some Storm Force winds developing along the Gulf coast side of the Kenai Peninsula and into the Barren Island region by Monday night. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)... Rain showers have become quite sparse across Southwest Alaska this morning as the orientation of the upper level trough is keeping the bulk of the energy over the eastern Bering Sea. A few showers have continued along the Alaska and Aleutian Ranges but those have been diminishing through the morning hours and should continue to do so throughout the day. Isolated thunderstorms could develop near the Kilbuck Mountains this afternoon but instability looks rather marginal. Through Monday, isolated to scattered showers can be expected across the region but the lack of any large scale features should really inhibit any significant rain chances. Attention will turn to the low moving into the northern Gulf of Alaska near Kodiak Island late Monday which will push a front into Southwest Alaska and bring some pretty decent rainfall to the Bristol Bay area and the Alaska Peninsula. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)... A weakening front remains draped across the western half of the Bering Sea this morning with a triple point low developing west of Nikolski. This low will help bring some moderate to heavy rainfall to parts of the eastern Aleutians this morning before it quickly pushes into the North Pacific. The area of low pressure the aforementioned front is attached to will begin to move across the Bering Sea on Monday which will help increase rain chances once again. Winds look to remain below 25 kts for most locations as broad surface low pressure encompasses a vast majority of the Bering Sea. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)... The long term will begin mid week and will be characterized primarily by a low south of Kodiak Island that will have moved into the area from the south. It's front will push in over Southcentral Alaska in the Monday night time frame. The low will then slowly track north bringing continued southeast flow and rain to southern Alaska, with the heaviest along the north Gulf coast. On Friday the low will dissipate and a new low will push into the Bering Sea from the west. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE WARNING 119 131 132 150 FIRE WEATHER...NONE && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CB SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EZ SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MMC LONG TERM...DWK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 3:46 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 27, 3:47 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Aug 27, 3:47 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Aug 27, 3:53 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 27, 3:53 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 27, 4:54 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Aug 27, 4:57 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Aug 27, 4:57 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Aug 27, 3:08 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Aug 27, 3:08 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Aug 27, 3:12 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr |
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