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Gale Warning 693, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 23, 2021

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 23, 2021, 3:48 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Oct 23, 2021, 3:48 PM AKDT (23:48 UTC)
Expired: Oct 24, 2021, 3:53 AM AKDT
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

785 
FZAK51 PAFC 232348
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021

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.

PKZ197-241230-
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 971 mb low 120 nm E of Kodiak City moves to 210 nm SE of Sitkinak 
at 984 mb Sun morning and exits into the North Pacific. A new North 
Pacific low develops Sun afternoon and moves to 180 nm E of Kodiak 
City at 981 mb Mon afternoon.

$$

PKZ119-241230-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 16
ft subsiding to 11 ft after midnight.
.SUN...E wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ120-241230-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 40 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 18
ft subsiding to 12 ft after midnight. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ121-241230-
Resurrection Bay-
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-241230-
Prince William Sound-
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft after
midnight.
.SUN...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-241230-
Port Valdez-
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-241230-
Valdez Narrows-
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-241230-
Valdez Arm-
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021

.TONIGHT...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ129-241230-
Passage Canal-
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021

.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
2 ft. Rain.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-241230-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9
ft subsiding to 5 ft after midnight.
.SUN THROUGH SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ131-241230-
Barren Islands East-
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 35 kt becoming E 20 kt after midnight. Seas 18
ft subsiding to 13 ft after midnight.
.SUN...E wind 10 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ132-241230-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. N of Dangerous Cape, NE wind 35 kt
diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 17 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ136-241230-
Chiniak Bay-
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9
ft subsiding to 6 ft after midnight. Rain.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-241230-
Marmot Bay-
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6
ft. Rain.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ138-241230-
Shelikof Strait-
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ139-241230-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N wind 30 kt becoming NE 20 kt after midnight. Seas 7
ft subsiding to 4 ft after midnight.
.SUN...N wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ140-241230-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SUN...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ141-241230-
Kachemak Bay-
348 PM AKDT Sat Oct 23 2021

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable less than 
10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.SUN...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NE 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

1 follow-up statement

529 
FZAK51 PAFC 241153
CWFAER

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

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.

PKZ197-250100-
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + COOK 
INLET...

A 983 mb low 175 nm SE of Akhiok moves into the North Pacific 
this morning. A 987 mb low develops 150 nm E of Kodiak City this 
evening, drifts to 125 nm E of Kodiak City late tonight, then 
dissipates in place Mon evening. A North Pacific low will track 
south of the Gulf through late Mon night.


$$

PKZ119-250100-
Cape Suckling to Cape Cleare-
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt. Seas
10 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON...E wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ120-250100-
Cape Cleare to Gore Point-
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.WED...W wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ121-250100-
Resurrection Bay-
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ125-250100-
Prince William Sound-
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt becoming NE 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ126-250100-
Port Valdez-
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 10 kt increasing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.MON...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ127-250100-
Valdez Narrows-
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N wind increasing to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...N wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ128-250100-
Valdez Arm-
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ129-250100-
Passage Canal-
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

.TODAY...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Gusts to 25 kt near Whittier after midnight. Seas
2 ft.
.MON...W wind 10 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...E wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.WED...W wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...E wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ130-250100-
West of Barren Islands including Kamishak Bay-
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ131-250100-
Barren Islands East-
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...S wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ132-250100-
Marmot Island to Sitkinak-
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...NE wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ136-250100-
Chiniak Bay-
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft.
Rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ137-250100-
Marmot Bay-
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

.TODAY...NE wind 10 kt in the morning becoming variable less than
10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming NW 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft. Rain.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ138-250100-
Shelikof Strait-
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N wind 25 kt becoming NE 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4
ft.
.TONIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...N wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED THROUGH THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ139-250100-
Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede-
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3
ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming N 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.TUE...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU...N wind 25 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ140-250100-
Cook Inlet North of Kalgin Island-
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

.TODAY...NE wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
4 ft subsiding to 2 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU...N wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.

$$

PKZ141-250100-
Kachemak Bay-
353 AM AKDT Sun Oct 24 2021

.TODAY...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.THU...NE wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 22, 7:47 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	56 hr
Oct 22, 7:47 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	43 hr
Oct 23, 3:10 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	13 hr
Oct 23, 3:57 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	48 hr
Oct 23, 3:57 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Oct 23, 3:57 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	35 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Oct 23, 3:43 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr
Oct 23, 3:48 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days

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