Gale Warning 852, NWS Anchorage, AK

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FZAK52 PAFC 261112
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT WED OCT 26 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.

PKZ199-270200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 981 MB LOW OVER EASTERN KAMCHATKA WEAKENS TO 986 MB AS IT MOVES TO
250 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
MOVES ACROSS THE BERING AND DISSIPATES OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA THU
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-270200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-270200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT BACKING W 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT VEERING SW. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT VEERING SW 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT WED OCT 26 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT TUE OCT 25 2005

.DISCUSSION...
ALOFT.
A COLD LONG WAVE UPPER TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND
THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.  THE
TROUGH WILL WEAKEN SOME FRI AND THEN RESTRENGTHEN AS THE UPPER LOW
OVER THE GULF IS REPLACED BY ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH MOVING TO THE GULF
FROM THE ALEUTIANS.

SURFACE.
A STATIONARY LOW IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN AND MERGE WITH
A STRONGER LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF WED NIGHT.  A SMALL LOW 500 NM
SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE EAST AND BECOME A MODERATELY STRONG LOW
OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF BY THU THEN WEAKEN NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTES
FRI AND MOVE TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER SAT AS A WEAK LOW.  A MODERATE LOW
AT THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO THE
CENTRAL BERING  BY THU AND TO THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA BY SAT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ARCTIC COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER.
THE MAINLAND WILL REMAIN UNDER A RELATIVELY COOL AND DRY EAST AND
NORTHEAST FLOW THROUGH SUN.  PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY ASSOCIATED
WITH THE BERING LOW AND THE WEAKENING NORTHERN GULF LOW.  EXPECT
AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT AND THU OVER EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN AS BANDS OF PRECIPITATION
ROTATE IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST IN THE CIRCULATION OF THE WEAKENING GULF
LOW.

STRONG WINDS AND RAIN WILL SPREAD OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED AND
TO THE EASTERN BERING AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA THU WITH THE STROM
MOVING ACROSS THE BERING FROM THE WEST.  MOST OF THE ENERGY OF WITH
THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO BRIDGE EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
GULF ON FRI AND SAT.  THEREFORE PRECIPITATION FROM THIS LOW MAY NOT
REACH NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY AND THE NORTH GULF COAST FRI AND SAT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE ZONES 172 175 176 185 410

RHH OCT 05