Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 375, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 5, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061207 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 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. PKZ199-070200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 140 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 65 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE. A 990 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUNDAY NIGHT MOVES TO NEAR ADAK AT 994 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-070200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. $$ PKZ165-070200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-070200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-070200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-070200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-070200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 061746 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 CORRECTED AREA 171 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW 140 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 65 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE. A 990 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUNDAY NIGHT MOVES TO NEAR ADAK AT 994 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-070200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. $$ PKZ165-070200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-070200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-070200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-070200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-070200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 062333 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 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. PKZ199-071400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA MON MORNING. A 993 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT 1004 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-071400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-071400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-071400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-071400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-071400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-071400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-071400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. WINDS BECOMING SW 20 IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-071400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-071400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-071400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-071400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 070232 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 UPDATED ZONE 155 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA MON MORNING. A 993 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT 1004 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-071400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 630 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-071400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-071400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-071400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-071400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-071400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-071400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. WINDS BECOMING SW 20 IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-071400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-071400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-071400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-071400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN APR 6 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON APR 7 2008 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. PKZ199-080200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH MON NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 1008 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-080200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT MON APR 7 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-080200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON APR 7 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-080200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT MON APR 7 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. $$ PKZ165-080200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON APR 7 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-080200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT MON APR 7 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. $$ PKZ170-080200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT MON APR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-080200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT MON APR 7 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-080200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT MON APR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. WINDS BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-080200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT MON APR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-080200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT MON APR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-080200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT MON APR 7 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED ...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-080200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT MON APR 7 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 072355 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON APR 7 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AND WEAKEN TO 1008 MB WED AFTERNOON. A 1013 MB LOW 350 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK AND STRENGTHEN TO 1010 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON APR 7 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-081400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON APR 7 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-081400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON APR 7 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-081400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON APR 7 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-081400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON APR 7 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-081400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON APR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. WIND BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE. SW WIND 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT...HIGHEST BERING SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-081400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON APR 7 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-081400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON APR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. WIND BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON BERING SIDE. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-081400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON APR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-081400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON APR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-081400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON APR 7 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-081400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON APR 7 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 081155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE APR 8 2008 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. PKZ199-090200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AND WEAKEN TO 1008 MB WED MORNING. A 1012 MB LOW 350 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ150-090200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE APR 8 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-090200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE APR 8 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-090200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE APR 8 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-090200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE APR 8 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-090200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT TUE APR 8 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-090200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT TUE APR 8 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-090200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE APR 8 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-090200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE APR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-090200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE APR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-090200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE APR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-090200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE APR 8 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-090200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE APR 8 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 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 Apr 5, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM ADT SAT APR 5 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT IN THE OVERALL PATTERN
AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOWS. THERE IS STILL SOME DISAGREEMENT WITH THE
LOW NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. NAM MAY HAVE THE BEST SOLUTION FOR THE
SHORT TERM SINCE IT HAS BEEN MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE LOW POSITION
AND THIS MAY BE DUE TO ITS HIGHER GRID RESOLUTION. LONGER TERM THE
GFS SOLUTION LOOKS A BIT BETTER THAN NAM OF ECMWF BUT THE PATTERN
WILL BE PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH THAT THIS MAY CHANGE AS WELL SINCE IT IS A
DIFFICULT SITUATION FOR MODELS TO ACCURATELY RESOLVE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED OVER
THE BERING STRAIT WITH AN ELONGATED TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHEAST OVER
THE SOUTHERN COOK INLET AREA AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA.
THIS ELONGATION IS SIGNIFICANT SINCE MODELS ALL HAVE A CUT OFF LOW
DEVELOPING SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF THE KENAI PENINSULA OVERNIGHT AND THEN
MOVING TO THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE BY SUNDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN UPPER
LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY.
THE WEAK SURFACE LOW IN SOUTHERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IS PUSHING
MOISTURE INTO THE NORTH GULF COAST AS WELL AS INTO THE ANCHORAGE AREA
AND NORTHWARD. THE COLD AIR ADVECTION FROM THE SOUTHWEST IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THE COLD FRONT THAT WENT THROUGH THE COOK INLET AREA
EARLY THIS MORNING IS CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO SLOWLY DROP THROUGH THE
DAY. IT IS ALSO CAUSING THE MOISTURE TO PRECIPITATE OUT OVER
ANCHORAGE AND AREAS NORTH.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE BACK EDGE OF THE MOISTURE PASSED THROUGH HOMER EARLY THIS MORNING
AND THROUGH KENAI AROUND NOON. THIS MOVEMENT WILL STALL SOUTHWEST OF
FIRE ISLAND AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE MAJORITY OF
SNOWFALL IN THE ANCHORAGE TO MAT-SU VALLEY AREA WILL BE THROUGH THE
EVENING. AFTER THIS THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT DIMINISHES AS THE 500 MB
CUT OF LOW DEVELOPS AND MOVES SOUTHEAST.
PRECIPITATION IN THE EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA WILL CHANGE TO
ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AS THE COLD ADVECTION REACHES THOSE AREAS.
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA OVERNIGHT AND INCREASE THE POSSIBILITY OF FOG DEVELOPING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER
THE CHUKCHI SEA INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. OTHER THAN THAT THE
CONFIDENCE IN THE MODELS IS VERY LOW FROM THE MIDDLE TO LATE PART OF
NEXT WEEK SO THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN LONG TERM FORECASTS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 132 138 150.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
APR 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 5, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 5, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Apr 6, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 6, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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