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Gale Warning 649, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 17, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 17, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 17, 2007, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 19, 2007, 11:00 AM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 181157
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 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.

PKZ199-190200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 966 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL BECOME A 980 MB 45 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE LOW THEN
WEAKENS AND MOVES INLAND NEAR EMMONAK WEDNESDAY EVENING. 
$$

PKZ150-190200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-190200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18
FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-190200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-190200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-190200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. W WIND 20 KT ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-190200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-190200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-190200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 25
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 21
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-190200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-190200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-190200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT
BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF ST MATTHEW
ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-190200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 181736 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
940 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

UPDATED ZONES 160 170 172 180

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-190200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 966 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL BECOME A 980 MB 45 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE LOW THEN
WEAKENS AND MOVES INLAND NEAR EMMONAK WEDNESDAY EVENING. 
$$

PKZ150-190200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-190200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18
FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-190200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
940 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS 
TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-190200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-190200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
940 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. W WIND 20 KT ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-190200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
940 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-190200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-190200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
940 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 28
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 21
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-190200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-190200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-190200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT
BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT...HIGHEST EAST OF ST MATTHEW
ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-190200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 190002
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 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.

PKZ199-191400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 968 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTHWEST
OF SAINT MATTHEW AT 976 MB BY LATE TONIGHT THEN TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SAINT LAWRENCE AT 983 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WED EVENING THROUGH THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-191400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-191400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-191400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-191400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-191400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.
GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-191400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-191400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-191400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-191400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  GUSTS
TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-191400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-191400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT 
BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-191400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT TUE SEP 18 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 191156
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT WED SEP 19 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.

PKZ199-200200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 977 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL BECOME A 990 MB
LOW 45 NM SOUTH OF NOME WED NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE NEAR UNALAKLEET THU
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND
CENTRAL BERING SEA BY THU MORNING. 
$$

PKZ150-200200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-200200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-200200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-200200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-200200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. GUSTS TO
45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-200200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...STRONGEST ON THE BERING SIDE. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-200200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-200200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-200200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-200200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-200200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT...STRONGEST SOUTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-200200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 192313
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 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.

PKZ199-201400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 988 MB LOW 85 NM NORTHWEST OF HOOPER BAY WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR
UNALAKLEET AT 997 MB THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA THU.

$$

PKZ150-201400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-201400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-201400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-201400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-201400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-201400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-201400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-201400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-201400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-201400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-201400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-201400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT WED SEP 19 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 17, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT MON SEP 17 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...A VERY INTENSE WIDE-REACHING LOW IN THE SW BERING
SEA WILL BE THE MAIN PLAYER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE GFS
INITIALIZED WELL THIS MORNING WITH THE LOW AND HAS BEEN VERY
CONSISTENT WITH ITS INTENSITY AND TRACK.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...PLENTY OF GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN ACROSS THE
ALEUTIANS AND BERING AS THE LOW SLOWLY TRACKS NE TOWARD ST. MATTHEW
ISLAND BY WED MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ZONE 187 STILL LOOKS
REACHABLE AS A JET STREAK ROUNDS THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AS THE LOW
CROSSES THE CHAIN WEST OF ADAK. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS AND AK PENINSULA OVERNIGHT AS THE OCCLUDED FRONT
PASSES BY. WARNING LEVELS WINDS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED BUT GUSTS TO NEAR
60 MPH THROUGH N-S ORIENTED GAPS IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.

BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALLOW WAVES TO STACK UP
LEADING TO A POTENTIAL BEACH EROSION ISSUE ALONG THE BRISTOL BAY AND
KUSKOKWIM DELTA COASTS. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED FOR WED
AS STORM SURGE MODELS INDICATE TIDES OF 2 FT OR MORE ABOVE NORMAL.

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND PLENTY OF SHOWERS WILL BE THE RULE BEHIND
THE LOW FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK OVER THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS
WHILE SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BASK IN PLENTY OF RAIN.

FURTHER EAST...THE FRONT FROM THE LOW IN THE BERING WILL APPROACH
KODIAK ISLAND LATER TONIGHT REACHING THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST LATE TUE.
PLENTY OF WIND CAN BE EXPECTED IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY
THROUGH E-W GAPS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TUE EVENING AS
BOTH THE GFS AND NAM HINT AT A WAVE DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT
TIGHTENING THE GRADIENT EVEN FURTHER. THIS COUPLED WITH A JET STREAK
AND SHORTWAVE TROUGH PASSING BY SHOULD RESULT IN WINDS THROUGH
PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM UP TO 65 MPH. WARNING LEVEL WINDS
ARE NOT ANTICIPATED HOWEVER DUE TO THE PARENT LOW BEING SO FAR WEST.
THE STRONG WINDS SHOULD DECREASE FAIRLY RAPIDLY ON WED AS THE FLOW
TURNS MORE WSW.

RAIN COULD BE HEAVY ALONG THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY FOR COASTAL
LOCATIONS BUT SHOULD BE RELATIVELY SHORT-LIVED AS THE STEERING FLOW
JUST DOESNT SLOW DOWN. STEADY PRECIP WILL LINGER LONGEST IN EASTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AS A WEAK LOW WILL
REMAIN ENTRENCHED NEAR YAKUTAT ENHANCING UPSLOPE FLOW. A SHOWERY
REGIME WILL REMAIN FIRMLY IN PLACE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE PARADE OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVING
ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE WITH FRONTS OCCASIONALLY BRUSHING
SOUTHCENTRAL.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 187.
MARINE...GALE 120 155 160 165 180 170 171 185 179 175 176.
         STORM 175 172.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

JCA

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 17, 6:34 PM AKDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1134 PM ADT MON SEP 17 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1010 PM     WATER SPOUT      44 ENE AMCHITKA         51.90N 178.00W
09/17/2007                                      AK   SHIP

            SEVERAL WATERSPOUTS WERE SEEN OFF THE NORTHWEST SHORE OF
            KANAGA ISLAND. REPORT CAME FROM THE TUG SIDNEY FOSS.
            WINDS AT THE TIME WERE SE 45 GUSTING TO 90 MPH IN
            WILLIWAWS. REPORT RELAYED VIA WSO KODIAK.

&&

DGV

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 17, 10:55 PM AKDTSpecial Marine WarningAFC65 min
Sep 17, 11:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 17, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Sep 17, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Sep 18, 12:16 AM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC26 hr
Sep 18, 4:40 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC6 hr
Sep 18, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 18, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 18, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Sep 18, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2007Every gale warning in 2007

Sources

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