Gale Warning 738, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 240421 AAA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
820 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

UPDATED ZONES 150 172

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.

PKZ199-241400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 971 MB LOW NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND WEAKEN TO 994 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-241400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
820 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-241400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-241400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-241400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-241400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-241400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-241400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-241400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
820 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-241400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-241400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   

$$

PKZ185-241400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-241400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 241116
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 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.

PKZ199-250200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 980 MB LOW JUST NORTHWEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 999 MB SUN NIGHT. A 998 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH
OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF ADAK AND STRENGTHEN
TO 990 MB SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-250200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-250200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-250200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-250200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-250200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-250200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-250200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-250200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT SEP 24 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT FRI SEP 23 2005

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT WILL PERSIST AND
SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY.  MODERATE TO STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WIND ACROSS THE BERING WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE HIGH TIDES ALONG THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST TONIGHT AND SAT. WATER LEVELS IN THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA WILL NOT BE AS HIGH AS ON THU AND FRI BUT WILL STILL BE NEAR
MAXIMUM ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE LEVELS THROUGH SAT.

A STRONG SHORT WAVE NEAR KODIAK WILL MOVE UP COOK INLET EARLY
TONIGHT.  THIS WAVE IS EXPECTED TO BRING ABOUT SIX HOURS OF MODERATE
TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN TO COOK INLET AND THE MAT-SU VALLEY AND BRISK
SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH.  RAIN WILL END FROM THE
SOUTHWEST NEAR MIDNIGHT.  STREAMS AND SMALL RIVERS DRAINING THE
TALKEETNA AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR BANK
FULL OVERNIGHT.

THE AIR FLOW WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTHWEST OVER THE WEEKEND SO THE
OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEKEND IS FOR CONTINUED CLOUDY AND SHOWERY WEATHER
TO PERSIST OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR ZONE 155
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 140 150 160 165 180 170 172 175 176 185
 410 350

RHH SEP 05