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Gale Warning 435, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 14, 2020, 3:56 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Aug 14, 2020, 3:56 AM AKDT (11:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2020, 4:19 PM AKDT
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- NWS Anchorage, AK
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420 FZAK51 PAFC 141156 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 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. PKZ197-150030- 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... Weak high pressure lingers over the Northern Gulf through Fri afternoon. A 1007 mb low moves offshore to 25 nm West of Kayak Island Fri night and moves to 200 nm South of Cape Cleare Sat afternoon before exiting into the Northeast Pacific late Sat night. $$ PKZ119-150030- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River delta. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-150030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-150030- Resurrection Bay- 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-150030- Prince William Sound- 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-150030- Port Valdez- 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-150030- Valdez Narrows- 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-150030- Valdez Arm- 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-150030- Passage Canal- 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-150030- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-150030- Barren Islands East- 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas building to 7 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-150030- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ136-150030- Chiniak Bay- 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-150030- Marmot Bay- 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-150030- Shelikof Strait- 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-150030- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-150030- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-150030- Kachemak Bay- 356 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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096 FZAK51 PAFC 141207 CCA CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast...CORRECTED National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 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. PKZ197-150030- 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... Weak high pressure lingers over the Northern Gulf through Fri afternoon. A 1007 mb low moves offshore to 25 nm West of Kayak Island Fri night and moves to 200 nm South of Cape Cleare Sat afternoon before exiting into the Northeast Pacific late Sat night. $$ PKZ119-150030- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River delta. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-150030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. $$ PKZ121-150030- Resurrection Bay- 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-150030- Prince William Sound- 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-150030- Port Valdez- 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Gusts to 40 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-150030- Valdez Narrows- 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-150030- Valdez Arm- 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-150030- Passage Canal- 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-150030- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming NW 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ131-150030- Barren Islands East- 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas building to 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-150030- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ136-150030- Chiniak Bay- 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-150030- Marmot Bay- 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-150030- Shelikof Strait- 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-150030- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...W wind 10 kt becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-150030- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Patchy fog. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ141-150030- Kachemak Bay- 407 AM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming W 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft in the afternoon. .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
224 FZAK51 PAFC 142359 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 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. PKZ197-151300- 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... An 1003 mb low 140 nm west of Sitka this afternoon will move 270 nm southeast of Kodiak City Saturday afternoon. The low will then move into the North Pacific Sunday afternoon. $$ PKZ119-151300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt...except N wind 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt...except N wind 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt...except N wind 30kt decreasing to 20 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ120-151300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ121-151300- Resurrection Bay- 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-151300- Prince William Sound- 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-151300- Port Valdez- 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-151300- Valdez Narrows- 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-151300- Valdez Arm- 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-151300- Passage Canal- 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-151300- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ131-151300- Barren Islands East- 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-151300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ136-151300- Chiniak Bay- 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-151300- Marmot Bay- 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-151300- Shelikof Strait- 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-151300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-151300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-151300- Kachemak Bay- 359 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
655 FZAK51 PAFC 150113 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 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. PKZ197-151415- 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... An 1003 mb low 140 nm west of Sitka this afternoon will move 270 nm southeast of Kodiak City Saturday afternoon. The low will then move into the North Pacific Sunday afternoon. $$ PKZ119-151415- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt...except N wind 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 15 kt...except N wind 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt...except N wind 30kt decreasing to 20 kt out of the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ120-151415- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ121-151415- Resurrection Bay- 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft building to 5 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-151415- Prince William Sound- 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-151415- Port Valdez- 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-151415- Valdez Narrows- 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-151415- Valdez Arm- 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-151415- Passage Canal- 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-151415- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ131-151415- Barren Islands East- 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ132-151415- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ136-151415- Chiniak Bay- 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ137-151415- Marmot Bay- 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. $$ PKZ138-151415- Shelikof Strait- 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-151415- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt becoming N 20 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-151415- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming N 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft building to 7 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-151415- Kachemak Bay- 513 PM AKDT Fri Aug 14 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft after midnight. .SAT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
877 FZAK51 PAFC 151142 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 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. PKZ197-160030- 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1003 mb low 90 nm Southeast of Montague Island moves to 380 nm South of Cape Suckling Sat night before exiting into the Northeast Pacific Sun morning. Weak high pressure builds into the Northern Gulf through Sun night. $$ PKZ119-160030- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .TODAY...NE wind 15 kt. Gusts to 35 kt out the Copper River Delta. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. N wind gusting to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta in the evening. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...E wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ120-160030- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ121-160030- Resurrection Bay- 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt late in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-160030- Prince William Sound- 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 3 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-160030- Port Valdez- 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-160030- Valdez Narrows- 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 35 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-160030- Valdez Arm- 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-160030- Passage Canal- 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .TODAY...W wind 15 kt. Gusts to 30 kt near Whittier. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-160030- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ131-160030- Barren Islands East- 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas subsiding to 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. $$ PKZ132-160030- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-160030- Chiniak Bay- 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-160030- Marmot Bay- 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ138-160030- Shelikof Strait- 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .TODAY...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-160030- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-160030- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...N wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-160030- Kachemak Bay- 342 AM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON THROUGH TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
400 FZAK51 PAFC 160019 CWFAER Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 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. PKZ197-161300- 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A Southern Gulf low complex moves into the North Pacific for Sun morning. A 1000 mb Eastern North Pacific low on Mon morning moves to 125 nm South of Cape St Elias by Mon afternoon. Its front moves over the eastern Gulf through Mon afternoon. $$ PKZ119-161300- Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare- 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. N wind gusting to 35 kt out of the Copper River Delta in the evening. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ120-161300- Cape Cleare to Gore Point- 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ121-161300- Resurrection Bay- 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...N wind 10 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ125-161300- Prince William Sound- 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt out of bays and passes. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ126-161300- Port Valdez- 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ127-161300- Valdez Narrows- 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt this evening becoming NE wind 30 kt overnight. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NE wind 25 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ128-161300- Valdez Arm- 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW wind 10 kt this evening becoming NE wind 25 kt overnight. Seas 5 ft. .SUN...NE wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt by mid morning. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming NE after midnight. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ129-161300- Passage Canal- 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier in the evening. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming Variable wind 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON AND MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ130-161300- West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay- 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ131-161300- Barren Islands East- 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft. .SUN...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .TUE...E wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .WED...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. .THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. $$ PKZ132-161300- Marmot Island to Sitkinak- 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft. $$ PKZ136-161300- Chiniak Bay- 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ137-161300- Marmot Bay- 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...NW wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. .SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ138-161300- Shelikof Strait- 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft building to 6 ft after midnight. .SUN...NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft. .THU...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. $$ PKZ139-161300- Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede- 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 8 ft after midnight. .SUN...N wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ140-161300- Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island- 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft building to 9 ft after midnight. .SUN...N wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon. .SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft. .MON...S wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. .WED...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$ PKZ141-161300- Kachemak Bay- 419 PM AKDT Sat Aug 15 2020 .TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft. .SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft. .SUN NIGHT...SW wind 10 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON...SE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .TUE...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. .WED THROUGH THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. $$
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 Aug 13, 4:17 PM AKDT, 11 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 4:17 PM AKDT, 11 hours 39 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Anchorage AK 417 PM AKDT Thu Aug 13 2020 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... An upper-level low over the northern Gulf, combined with a ridge of high pressure building across western and northern Alaska, is producing a general northeasterly flow across Southcentral and Southwest today. A shortwave embedded within the flow is sliding over Southcentral today. This feature will aid in the development of showers and isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the higher terrain this afternoon and evening. Convective development along with shower activity can already be seen over parts of the Chugach and Wrangell Mountains via satellite and radar imagery. Areas of fog this morning from Talkeetna south to Kenai and Homer have lifted and diminished in coverage; however, there is still some low stratus sitting over parts of the Susitna Valley and Cook Inlet this afternoon. This will bear watching as clearing conditions and a weak up inlet flow will likely produce another round of fog overnight tonight. To the south, an area of low pressure well south of Kodiak Island is moving east and is pushing a warm front toward the southwestern Gulf. Conditions are also mainly clear and dry over the Southwest. Valley fog that developed overnight in places like King Salmon and Aniak has also dissipated. For the Bering and Aleutians, a vertically stacked low continues to slowly drift east and is near Dutch Harbor this afternoon. Plenty of low clouds and showers accompany this feature. Widespread low stratus also sits over the western and northern Bering, trapped underneath the ridge. Mid-level clouds are moving over the far western Aleutians in association with a front attached to a Kamchatka low. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... Models remain in decent agreement going into the weekend with some subtle differences. The first is the movement of the upper-level low over the eastern Aleutians and the surface low south of Kodiak Island. Both the American and International models now have these features pushing east on Friday in association with a strengthening and amplifying jet. The upper-level then partially phases with the low in the Gulf and ejects as a shortwave over the Alaska Peninsula. In addition, there are differences in the position of the Gulf low and timing in the transit of the shortwave and just how far east the ridge to the north builds over the interior of the state, but any solution looks to keep unsettled weather well out of the forecast area with an overall dry, warm, and windy solution for Southwest and Southcentral. The position of these features will have an outcome on just how strong the winds peak through Saturday. Hi-res guidance is also indicating the development of strong and gusty outflow winds late Friday through Saturday. Out west, the upper-level ridge will strengthen and amplify in the wake of the aforementioned low and ahead of a deepening upper- level low and surface Kamchatka low. Again, there are some differences in the strength of these features and timing of when its associated front reaches the eastern Bering Sunday. && .AVIATION... PANC...VFR conditions and light winds will persist through the nighttime hours. A light westerly sea breeze will develop for this afternoon and evening. A stray shower is also possible in the late afternoon and evening hours. Winds will remain light but turn southerly by late evening into the overnight hours. This will help draw moisture and low clouds up Cook Inlet. Low stratus and/ or patchy fog is expected to move up inlet through the overnight hours. Right now, it appears more likely for low stratus to advect over the terminal; however, there is the potential, albeit low confidence, for an hour of two of fog (14z-16z). && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... A weather pattern that will provide hot and windy conditions is developing headed into the weekend. High pressure will move into Southcentral AK, while the low pressure system currently over the Alaska Peninsula moves into the Gulf of Alaska on Friday. This low will merge with and reinvigorate a weak low already in place along the Gulf Coast. This low will hold in place into Sunday. The setup of high pressure inland and low pressure in the Gulf will tighten the pressure gradient through Southcentral AK and produce strong north to northeasterly winds through areas like the Susitna Valley including Broad Pass, Palmer and the lower Matanuska Valley, and gap winds along the coast in places like Whittier and Valdez. Also of note with this setup, strong high pressure will create very warm temperatures for this time of year, with the highest temperatures in the Lower Susitna Valley. Temperatures there will push 80 degrees over the weekend. Daily maximum temperatures in some areas through the Susitna Valley and Anchorage Bowl are in danger of being broken this weekend. Low pressure in the Gulf is expected to shift south on Sunday, easing the pressure gradient and allowing winds to relax a bit, though it will still be breezy Sunday. High pressure will still be in place, keeping it warm and dry through the weekend. All in all, a resurgence of summer is in store this weekend, with some wind. Be careful if you are out this weekend due to dry and windy conditions. Otherwise, enjoy this one last hurrah of summer as we can expect that fall conditions will soon return. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 through 3)... An upper level ridge is expected to dominate the pattern for the forecast period with practically all of Southwest remaining dry with gorgeous weather besides for a possible shower in the western Alaska Range late today to this evening. Therefore, the main story will be sunny conditions with warming temperatures (upper 60s to 70s) each day. There may even a spot of near 80F Saturday afternoon. However, along with the nice weather will come increasingly windier conditions for Friday and Saturday. As the upper level ridge changes orientation tomorrow to more north to south, this will setup a tight pressure gradient across Southwest Alaska. The tight pressure gradient will be caused by an upper level low in the Gulf of Alaska and another upper level low approaching the western Aleutian Chain. As a result, breezy conditions are expected for Friday with minimum relative humidities in the 30s to 40s for inland locations. Saturday is the better chance for windier conditions along with lower minimum relative humidity values in the 20s in which the criteria for a Red Flag Warning may be met. Fuels do not meet the criteria at this time for a Red Flag Warning to be issued but guidance is trending in the direction that Saturday could need a Red Flag Warning. Clear skies at night will help aid radiative cooling but with the windy conditions, this may keep relative humidity values from reaching there full potential. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 through 3)... The upper level low that has been slowly moving eastward through the southern Bering Sea will finally move out of the area and into the North Pacific. As it does so though, it will continue to bring periods of rain through this evening to Dutch Harbor with rain continuing for areas east including Sand Point and Cold Bay through Friday morning. An upper level ridge that has been sitting across the northern Bering Sea in an east to west orientation will shift to a more north to south orientation over the next two days. As a result, day cloud phase distinction satellite is already showing the back edge of the clouds heading for the Pribilof Islands. With this pattern in place, mostly sunny skies are expected for the Pribilofs for Friday into Saturday. Further west, a gale force frontal system will move through the western Aleutian Chain beginning this evening. The gale force winds are expected to begin early Friday afternoon through Friday night for the western Aleutian Chain before pushing north into the Bering early Saturday. Accompanying the frontal system will be rain showers with the steadiest and heaviest rain expected for the western Aleutian Chain Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon. This system has also had plenty of lightning associated with it over the North Pacific. As a result, have added in the slight chance for a thunderstorm mainly on the Pacific side of the Chain for Friday morning through Friday evening. This risk is very slim but due to the dynamics with this system coming northward, there is the potential for a lightning strike south of the Chain on Friday. && .MARINE (Days 3 through 5: Sunday through Tuesday)... Aleutians/Bering: A North Pacific low and front move across the Aleutians and Bering through Tue. While the track and development of the low are mixed through the end of the forecast, confidence is good for showers and small craft winds and waves to move with the front over the Aleutians and Bering. Some local gales may be possible West of St Matthew Island and diminishing Sun as the winds wrap around the low through Tue. As the front enters the Eastern Bering Mon, the winds dissipate. Northerly small craft winds and waves continue over the Western Bering behind the low through Tue. Gulf of AK: A Southern Gulf low dissipates over the North Pacific by Tue. Confidence is fair for showers and Northerly small craft winds and waves over the Western Gulf for Sun. Several troughs move around the dissipating low through Tue. Confidence is good for local Easterly small craft winds to develop along the North Gulf Coast through Tue. A new front enters the Western Gulf for Tue. Confidence is good for showers and Southerly small craft winds over the Western Gulf for Mon and Tue. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 4 through 7: Mon through Thu)... There is good model agreement that the amplified ridge will begin to break down on Monday, with one piece lifting northeast and phasing with the North American ridge and the second retreating south over the North Pacific. This transition comes as a result of the Bering low sliding southeast over the AKPEN, lifting a second upper-level wave into the Gulf of Alaska. Upstream, yet another upper-level low dives into the Bering from Siberia. These features will all work to establish a long-wave trough right where the ridge was over the weekend. The resulting flow will turn southeasterly over the Gulf and Southcentral, ushering in moisture and increasing clouds and chances for showers late Monday into Tuesday. The pattern is similar over the Southwest where a southerly flow ahead of a frontal system will also bring increased chances for clouds and precipitation early next week. By mid- week, the upper-level low in the Gulf remains as a ridge tries to build over the interior from the north. This pattern would result in a building of the thermal trough with warmer and drier conditions under a northerly flow. Periodic easterly waves transiting the region would bring a chance for afternoon and evening showers across Southcentral mid-week. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE... Gale 411 177 178. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...TM SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BJB SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MV MARINE/LONG TERM...MK/TM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 3:49 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Aug 14, 3:49 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 14, 3:50 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Aug 14, 3:56 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 14, 9:58 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 14, 9:59 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 14, 3:45 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr |
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