Gale Warning 625, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 081922 AAB
CWFALU
SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1120 AM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

AMENDED AREA 170

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

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.

PKZ199-090200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 994 MB LOW 110 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 335 NM NORTH OF
SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 550
NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATKA AT
1004 MB TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-090200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-090200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR COLD
BAY. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR COLD BAY. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR COLD BAY. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-090200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR HEADLANDS. SEAS 5
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS
30 KT NEAR HEADLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR HEADLANDS.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-090200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
NEAR COLD BAY. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF
BAYS AND PASSES NEAR COLD BAY. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-090200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-090200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
1120 AM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN CHANNELS. SEAS BUILDING TO
14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN CHANNELS. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-090200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-090200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
625 AM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. EXCEPT S WIND 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. 
SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-090200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-090200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-090200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-090200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 082345
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

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.

PKZ199-091400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 998 MB LOW HAS DEVELOPED NEAR KISKA BUT WILL DISSIPATE LATER
TONIGHT. A STRONG FRONT APPROXIMATELY ALONG 180 WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ON THIS
FRONT AND MOVE TO ADAK EARLY WED. 

$$

PKZ150-091400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-091400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-091400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-091400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 45 KTS THROUGH BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 45 KTS THROUGH
BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-091400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-091400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 50 KTS THROUGH BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND 
PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-091400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-091400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. HIGHER THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-091400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-091400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUE AND TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-091400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-091400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM ADT MON AUG 8 2005

.DISCUSSION...NOT MUCH CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS. THE LARGE
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS NOW CENTERED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THERE
ARE VERY FEW CLOUDS OVER THE MAINLAND - WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MARINE
STRATUS IN SOME OF THE COASTAL AREAS. THIS SHOULD BE THE OVERALL
PATTERN INTO THE WEEKEND.

WHILE THE MAINLAND PARTS OF SOUTHERN ALASKA ARE ENJOYING THE BENEFITS
OF THE LARGE RIDGE - THE AREA FROM THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA
THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND NORTHWARD THROUGH THE PRIBILOFS IS
EXPERIENCING THE DOWNSIDE OF A LARGE BLOCKING RIDGE. THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY IN THIS AREA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS THIS STRONG
FRONT HAS HAD ITS FORWARD MOTION ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED AS IT
SLAMS INTO THE RIDGE. THEREFORE THE STRONG WINDS AND RAIN WILL
PERSIST AS WELL.

ONCE AGAIN THE POSSIBILITY OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION IS
PRACTICALLY NONEXISTENT. WARM AIR ALOFT STILL KEEPING ATMOSPHERE
EXTREMELY STABLE.

AS THE CIRRUS OVER THE AREA CLEARED OUT MONDAY, VISIBLE SATELLITE
REVEALED NUMEROUS FIRES IN THE INTERIOR GIVING OFF QUITE A BIT OF
SMOKE. AS OF TODAY THIS SMOKE IS ALL GOING NORTHEAST AND STAYING OUT
OF SOUTHERN ALASKA. THE EXCEPTION IS THE MCGRATH AREA WHERE SOME
FIRES TO THEIR SOUTH ARE PUMPING SMOKE VERY NEAR MCGRATH. WILL LIKELY
SEE SOME SMOKE IN MCGRATH TODAY AS THESE FIRES BURN WELL IN THE HOT
AND DRY CONDITIONS. WILL WATCH TH REST OF THE AREA THE NEXT FEW DAYS
TO SEE IF SMOKE BEGINS TO TAKE THE LONG WAY AROUND THE LOW AND INTO
THE AREA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

EZ AUG 05