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Gale Warning 541, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 3, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 3, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 3, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 4, 2007, 11:00 PM 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 032306
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 3 2007

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.

PKZ199-041400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 996 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF
SAINT PAUL AT 999 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF SUN
MORNING. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND SUN AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD BEHIND THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
BERING SAT THROUGH SUN. 

$$

PKZ150-041400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 3 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-041400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 3 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-041400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 3 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-041400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 3 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-041400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 3 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-041400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 3 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-041400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 3 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-041400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 3 2007

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-041400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 3 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-041400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 3 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-041400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 3 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-041400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI AUG 3 2007

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 041133
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

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.

PKZ199-050200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 999 MB LOW 100 NM EAST
OF ADAK WILL MOVE OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND TONIGHT AT 1003 MB AND THEN
INTO EASTERN NORTON SOUND BY SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
BEHIND THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING TODAY THROUGH
SUNDAY. 

$$

PKZ150-050200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-050200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-050200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-050200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-050200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-050200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-050200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-050200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-050200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-050200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-050200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-050200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT BY MORNING. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 041726 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
925 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

UPDATED ZONE 155 AND 165.

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.

PKZ199-050200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 999 MB LOW 100 NM EAST
OF ADAK WILL MOVE OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND TONIGHT AT 1003 MB AND THEN
INTO EASTERN NORTON SOUND BY SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
BEHIND THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING TODAY THROUGH
SUNDAY. 

$$

PKZ150-050200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-050200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
925 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-050200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-050200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
925 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-050200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-050200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-050200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-050200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-050200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-050200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-050200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-050200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT BY MORNING. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 042340
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

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.

PKZ199-051400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1003 MB LOW OVER SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR NOME BY LATE
TONIGHT AS THE ASSOCIATED FRONT CROSSES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN AND MOVE INTO 
THE EASTERN BERING SEA ON MON. A 987 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA SUN EVENING WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND 
DEEPEN TO 983 MB BY MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-051400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-051400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-051400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-051400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 
45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING.  SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-051400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. NUNIVAK ISLAND NORTH...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   

$$

PKZ170-051400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-051400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ172-051400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-051400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-051400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-051400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-051400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 050039 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
439 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ199-051400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1003 MB LOW OVER SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR NOME BY LATE
TONIGHT AS THE ASSOCIATED FRONT CROSSES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN AND MOVE INTO 
THE EASTERN BERING SEA ON MON. A 987 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA SUN EVENING WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND 
DEEPEN TO 983 MB BY MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-051400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-051400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-051400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-051400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 
45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING.  SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-051400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. NUNIVAK ISLAND NORTH...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   

$$

PKZ170-051400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
439 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-051400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   

$$

PKZ172-051400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-051400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-051400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-051400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-051400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 4 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 051104
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007

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.

PKZ199-060200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.  ON
SUNDAY NIGHT A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW 330 NM EAST OF
SHEMYA WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.  THE FRONT WILL THEN
MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY TUESDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-060200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-060200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-060200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-060200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-060200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-060200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-060200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-060200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-060200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-060200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. 
RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-060200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-060200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 5 2007

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 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 Aug 3, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT FRI AUG 3 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
NAM HAS NOT INITIALIZED THE VORT MAXES THROUGHOUT THE BERING ALL THAT
WELL THIS MORNING. GFS AND UKMET HAD A GOOD HANDLE ON THESE FEATURES.
THE OVERALL PATTERN IS ONCE AGAIN HANDLED WELL BY ALL MODELS THROUGH
THURSDAY THEN THE SOLUTION STARTS TO DIVERGE. AT THE SURFACE...ECMWF
AND GFS MATCH UP THE BEST WITH MINOR DIFFERENCES WITH THE UKMET. ALL
THESE ARE DUE TO VARIANCES OF THE SEPARATE VORT MAXES. GOING AHEAD
WITH A GFS/ECMWF FORECAST SOLUTION. IN ADDITION...THE RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY WITH THE GFS IS GOOD.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN AND NORTHEAST GULF COAST THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS IS CREATING SOME STRONGER WINDS TRHOUGH TURNAGAIN
ARM. BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL AS WELL. A FRONT IS OVER THE EASTERN BERING STRETCHING TO THE
WESTERN GULF. THE FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE TONIGHT IN WESTERN ALASKA
AND TO SOUTH CENTRAL AS WELL. THE FAST MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT IS DUE
TO A STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW AT ALL LEVELS. IN ADDITION...A LOW IS
DEVELOPING SOUTH OF ADAK AND WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
TONIGHT.

A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE BERING WITH A STRONG JET ORIENTED
FROM THE NORTHERN PACIFIC THROUGH BRISTOL BAY TO THE MAINLAND. THIS
IS PROVIDING LIFT ALONG THIS BAND FOR SHOWERS AND AREAS OF RAIN
THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE MAINLAND. A SURFACE LOW WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THIS JET MAX TONIGHT SOUTH OF ADAK. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
HAS MANY VORT MAXES ROTATING AROUND IT. THE STRONG JET ROUNDING THE
BASE OF THE LOW IN ADDITION TO A LOW DROPPING TO THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA WILL HELP THE LOW IN THE BERING LIFT EAST AND NORTH
SATURDAY. AS THE LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA DEEPENS AND EXTENDS A RIDGE
INTO THE WESTERN BERING SUNDAY...THE BERING LOW LIFTS TO THE
MAINLAND. IN ADDITION...THIS WILL PUSH THE RIDGE IN THE GULF TO THE
PANHANDLE SUNDAY NIGHT. THE KAMCHATKA LOW SLOWLY MOVES INTO THE
BERING MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH A RIDGE BEING ESTABLISHED OVER
THE EASTERN BERING AND WESTERN ALASKA. THIS WILL LEAVE TROUGH OVER
EASTERN ALASKA...THE YUKON AND PANHANDLE. THE NEW BERING LOW WILL
SHIFT FURTHER EAST THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE RIDGE MOVING OVER THE
MAINLAND AND OPEN WESTERN ALASKA TO THE MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW AGAIN.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL.
FRONT ROTATING NORTHEAST TONIGHT ALONG THE JET AT THE BASE AND FRONT
OF THE LARGE UPPER LOW IN THE BERING. SOME WINDS ALONG THE FRONT FOR
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES. A RIDGE OF PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST
COMBINED WITH A LIGHT SOUTHEAST FLOW AT MID LEVELS...CREATING SOME
MODERATE GAP WINDS. THESE WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL
WORK NORTH THROUGH KODIAK AND THE KENAI PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND
INLAND OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WEAKENS A BIT SATURDAY MORNING...BUT IS
QUICKLY REINFORCED BY A JET MAX PUSHING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. A LOW IN BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE INLAND SUNDAY MORNING WITH
A STRONG JET FROM NEAR DUTCH HARBOR THROUGH CENTRAL ALASKA. THIS FLOW
WILL BE FEEDING WARM MOIST AIR TO SOUTH CENTRAL WITH PLENTY OF
PRECIPITATION THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE JET WILL THEN MOVE OFF TO
THE EAST MONDAY...BUT THEN THE TROUGH SETTLES OVER SOUTH CENTRAL WITH
CONTINUED SHOWER ACTIVITY.

SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA.
FRONT MOVING ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE JET SUPPORT AND
WARMER AIR TO THE SOUTH. SOME WINDS ALONG THE FRONT FOR SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES. PRECIP TO SPREAD INLAND TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT
BREAK SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE A STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH A STRONG
JET ARRIVES EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND
OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION. A LOW WILL ALSO MOVE TO BRISTOL
BAY SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVE INLAND SUNDAY. MODERATE WINDS ALSO
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG THE COAST. HIGH
PRESSURE TO MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE MONDAY.
THEREFORE...SHOWERS TO LAST THROUGH MONDAY.

BERING/ALEUTIANS.
BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW WITH AREAS OF SHOWERS AND FOG OVER THE BERING.
LIGHT WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE BERING. EXPECT WINDS TO PICK UP AS A LOW
MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATER TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE GALE
FORCE TOMORROW AS THE LOW CROSSES THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND MOVES TO
NUNIVAK ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO BE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW AS IT HAS GREAT UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT. THE
PRECIP WILL SPREAD FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ACROSS THE AKPEN
THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN BERING. GOOD WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE LOW
INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE THE LOW MOVES INLAND. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES
OVER THE WESTERN BERING AT THIS TIME AS WELL. BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WITH A
STRONG FRONT MOVING NEAR SHEMYA AND SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER
TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING. THE RIDGE WILL PUSH OVER THE EASTERN
BERING MONDAY WITH THE FRONT SLOWLY MOVING TOWARD ADAK BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT AS IT IS A DEEP
LOW JUST EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE TROUGH OVER THE MAINLAND ON MONDAY TO PUSH OUT OF THE AREA
TUESDAY NIGHT AND REPLACED BY THE BERING HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH
THURSDAY. THEREFORE...SHOWERS WILL PREVAIL OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MONDAY
AND TUESDAY. MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW TO RETURN TO SOUTH CENTRAL FRIDAY.

THE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH MUCH OF
WEDNESDAY. MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL RETURN LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
WITH A FRONT PUSHING INLAND THURSDAY. THE FLOW WILL REMAIN THROUGH
FRIDAY.

THE LOW NEAR KAMCHATKA MONDAY TO SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE BERING THROUGH
NEXT WEEK. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL RETURN TO THE BERING BY
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT FROM THIS LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE
WESTERN BERING MONDAY TO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WEDNESDAY EVENING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 170
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JN AUG 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Aug 2, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Aug 3, 3:20 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC68 hr
Aug 3, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr

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Sources

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