Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 718, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 15, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2005, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161151 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 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. PKZ199-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 75 NM WEST OF CAPE ROMANZOF SAT NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AT 998 MB AND THEN TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT FRI NIGHT AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ150-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-170200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO W 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-170200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-170200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-170200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-170200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-170200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 161218 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 AMENDED ZONE 180 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 75 NM WEST OF CAPE ROMANZOF SAT NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AT 998 MB AND THEN TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT FRI NIGHT AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ150-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-170200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO W 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-170200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-170200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-170200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-170200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-170200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161608 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 805 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 CORRECTED ZONE 180 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. PKZ199-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 75 NM WEST OF CAPE ROMANZOF SAT NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AT 998 MB AND THEN TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT FRI NIGHT AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ150-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-170200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO W 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-170200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-170200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 805 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-170200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-170200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-170200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 162310 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW NEAR GAMBELL WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR HOOPER BAY AT 992 MB SUN MORNING. A 997 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-171400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-171400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-171400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-171400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-171400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-171400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 162315 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST..CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 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. PKZ199-171400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW NEAR GAMBELL WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR HOOPER BAY AT 992 MB SUN MORNING. A 997 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 983 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-171400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-171400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-171400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-171400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT TOWARD MORNING. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-171400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-171400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI SEP 16 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171146 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 25 NM SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 35 NM WEST OF CAPE ROMANZOF SAT NIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND SUN MORNING. BROAD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY. A 987 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-180200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-180200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-180200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-180200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-180200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-180200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171637 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 835 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 UPDATED ZONE 150 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. PKZ199-180200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 25 NM SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 35 NM WEST OF CAPE ROMANZOF SAT NIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND SUN MORNING. BROAD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY. A 987 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 835 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-180200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-180200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-180200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-180200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-180200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-180200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 172351 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 30 NM S OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 35 NM W OF CAPE ROMANZOF SAT NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 993 MB. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AS IT MOVES INLAND SUN. BROAD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY. A 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 450 NM W OF SHEMYA BY MON AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 145 NM SE OF KODIAK WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W TO NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-181400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-181400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-181400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-181400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 .TONIGHT...W TO NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-181400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-181400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT SEP 17 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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 Sep 15, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 15, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM ADT THU SEP 15 2005 .DISCUSSION... A STRONG 975 MB LOW IS SITTING DIRECTLY OVER ST MATTHEW ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW AND ITS WEATHER FRONT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST OF THE WEATHER OVER THE STATE TODAY. THE MAIN FRONT IS STRETCHED OUT OF THE LOW INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND THEN DOWN TOWARD COOK INLET AND KODIAK ISLAND. THE TRIPLE POINT THAT HAS BEEN MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS CAN BE SEEN NEAR KODIAK AS AN INFLECTION POINT ALONG THE FRONT. THIS TRIPLE POINT LOW APPEARS TO BE HEADING TOWARD THE SEWARD AREA AND THEN WILL WEAKEN AS IT JUMPS THE KENAI MOUNTAINS AND GOES INTO NORTHERN COOK INLET OVERNIGHT. AREAS IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL SEE PRECIPITATION AND GUSTY WINDS UNTIL THIS POINT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THE MAIN FRONT HAS BEEN MOVING EASTWARD AT A RAPID PACE BUT THAT IS EXPECTED TO SLOW AS IT RUNS INTO A RIDGE IN THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. THE PARENT LOW OVER ST MATTHEW ISLAND IS IN NO HURRY TO MOVE AND WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AND MOVE TOWARD NORTON SOUND THIS WEEKEND. IN THE UPPER LEVELS...THE JET STREAM IS READILY VISIBLE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS ON THE IR SATELLITE PICTURE. AT 250 MB THIS JET IS PUSHING 150 KNOTS IN WIND SPEED AN WILL BE THE CATALYST FOR THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT AND MOVEMENT OF THE NEXT LOW THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA. A 1000 MB LOW THAT IS SOUTH OF ATTU WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS JET AND MOVE SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL JUST SLIGHTLY STRENGTHEN TO 997 MB FRIDAY BUT THEN RAPIDLY DEEPEN AFTER THAT DROPPING ABOUT 15 MB BY SATURDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. ANOTHER SITUATION TO WATCH IS THE STORM SURGE THAT IS BUILDING UP AROUND THE ST MATTHEW ISLAND LOW. THE LARGEST SURGE IN THE ANCHORAGE FORECAST AREA WILL BE AROUND HOOPER BAY. WE ARE EXPECTING ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE SPRING TIDES WITH TONIGHTS HIGH TIDE. LARGER VALUES ARE LIKELY IN NORTON SOUND WHERE THE SURGE MAY BE 4 FEET ABOVE SPRING TIDES. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120 130 132 179 180 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. EZ SEP 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 5:25 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Sep 15, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 15, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 16, 1:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Sep 16, 3:05 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Sep 16, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 16, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 16, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Sep 16, 11:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 16, 11:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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