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Gale Warning 550, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 9, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 9, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 9, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 101137
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 10 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.

PKZ199-110200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1004 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 400 NM NORTHWEST
OF ADAK BY LATE FRI NIGHT AT 998 MB THEN TO 380 NM NORTHWEST OF NOME
BY LATE SAT NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON
WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK BY LATE SAT NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-110200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-110200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

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

$$

PKZ160-110200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-110200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-110200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-110200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-110200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-110200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT...STRONGEST ATKA EAST. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT...STRONGEST SOUTHEAST OF ATKA.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-110200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT....STRONGEST TOWARD ADAK. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-110200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-110200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-110200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. WIDESPREAD FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 102300
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
300 PM ADT FRI AUG 10 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.

PKZ199-111400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1001 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 300 NM WEST OF
GAMBELL SAT AFTERNOON AND INTO SIBERIA SAT NIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW 480
NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO 240 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT
PAUL AND WEAKEN TO 1007 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-111400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
300 PM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-111400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
300 PM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-111400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
300 PM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-111400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
300 PM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

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

$$

PKZ180-111400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
300 PM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-111400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
300 PM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-111400-
UNALASKA BAY
300 PM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-111400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
300 PM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-111400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
300 PM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-111400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
300 PM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-111400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
300 PM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

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

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

$$

PKZ179-111400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
300 PM ADT FRI AUG 10 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 111138
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 11 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.

PKZ199-120200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1003 MB LOW 400 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 300 NM
NORTHWEST OF NOME BY LATE SAT NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE SUN. A 1008 MB 
LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK BY LATE
SAT NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 1003 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 280 NM
WEST OF SAINT PAUL BY LATE SUN NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-120200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-120200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-120200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT TOWARD CAPE NEWENHAM IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-120200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

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

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-120200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-120200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-120200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

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

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-120200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT EAST OF ATKA. VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT 
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-120200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY..VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-120200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-120200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT...STRONGEST EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW. SEAS 9 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-120200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 112311
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 11 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.

PKZ199-121400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1003 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE
CHUKCHI SEA SUN AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL
MOVE TO NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-121400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-121400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-121400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-121400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-121400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-121400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-121400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-121400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...EAST OF ATKA S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. ATKA WEST VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-121400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-121400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-121400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-121400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT AUG 11 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
16 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT TOWARD MORNING. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 121130
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 12 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.

PKZ199-130200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1008 MB LOW 90 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 140 NM WEST OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1005 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT THEN TO HOOPER BAY
AT 1014 MB BY LATE MON NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-130200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-130200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS
WEST OF THE SANAK ISLANDS. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS
WEST OF THE SANAK ISLANDS. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-130200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-130200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-130200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-130200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-130200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 
35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-130200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SEGUAM
ISLAND WEST...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-130200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

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

$$

PKZ176-130200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-130200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS FROM SAINT 
MATTHEW SOUTHEAST. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-130200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS
11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 122309
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 12 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.

PKZ199-131400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1006 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF
ST PAUL AT 1005 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE IN KUSKOKWIM BAY
TUE AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA
TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-131400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-131400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-131400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-131400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-131400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...CAPE MENDENHALL SOUTH...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-131400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-131400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 
35 KT DIMINISHING BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-131400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

.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 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-131400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN AUG 12 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WIDESPREAD FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WIDESPREAD FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 9, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT THU AUG 9 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS HAVE VERY SIMILAR SOLUTIONS OVER THE ALASKAN MAINLAND THROUGH
SUNDAY THOUGH THE NAM MODEL HOLDS THE RIDGE OVER WESTERN ALASKA WHILE
THE GFS HAS IT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA SUNDAY. OVER THE BERING
SEA...THE GFS MODEL MOVES THE LOW SOUTH OF SHEMYA IN THE THE NORTHERN
BERING WHILE THE NAM MODEL MOVES THE CENTER INTO THE WESTERN BERING
BY SATURDAY NIGHT. COMPARING BOTH MODELS TO THE NOGAPS AND UKMET
MODELS, THE GFS HAS A BETTER SOLUTION.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER WESTERN ALASKA HAS BUILT UP A BIT MORE OVER
NIGHT. THE UPPER LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA REMAIN
QUASI-STATIONARY. A WEAKER UPPER LOW OVER THE WESTERN COPPER RIVER
BASIN CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH.

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA CONTINUES TO BE FAIRLY UNSTABLE TODAY.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER
BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WEAK SURFACE HIGH OVER SOUTHWEST
ALASKA HAS PRODUCED AREAS LOW CLOUDS AND FOG IN THE MORNING. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATER IN THE DAY BUT WILL COME BACK TONIGHT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS REMAIN OVER THE INTERIOR. AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY
AND COPPER RIVER BASIN TODAY. THE CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR
OVERNIGHT AND SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEATHER FRONT DEVELOPING OVER
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA FRIDAY WILL MOVE INTO THE INTO THE SOUTHWEST
COAST SATURDAY AND MOVE INLAND SATURDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG IS
EXPECTED TO REFORM ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA SATURDAY MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST
INTERIOR BY EVENING.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
A WEAK LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE FRIDAY MORNING.
A WEAK LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTH AND
STRENGTHEN TO 998 MB OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRIDAY NIGHT THEN
WEAKEN TO 1005 MB OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA SATURDAY NIGHT. A
MODERATE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING
SEA FRIDAY AND WILL MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF ALASKA FRIDAY
NIGHT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA SUNDAY WILL DEVELOP INTO A
CLOSED HIGH OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
TUESDAY. A WEAK SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE RIDGE SUNDAY. THIS
SHOULD KEEP SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH TUESDAY THOUGH
CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.

SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP PARTLY SUNNY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVER THE
AREA.

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

NM AUG 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 9:04 PM AKDTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Aug 9, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Aug 10, 10:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC49 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.