Gale Warning 430, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

May 7, 2008, 5:30 AM AKDT (13:30 UTC)

Expired

May 7, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 071833 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1030 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

UPDATED ZONES 150 155 160 165 175 176 AND 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.

PKZ199-080200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 991 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF ST PAUL WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING AT THE SAME STRENGTH...THEN WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS IT
DRIFTS NORTHEAST TO 75 NM EAST OF ST PAUL FRIDAY MORNING. 

$$

PKZ150-080200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
1030 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-080200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
1030 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-080200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
1030 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-080200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
1030 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-080200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
1030 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. WIDESPREAD
DENSE FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. WIDESPREAD
DENSE FOG.  
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-080200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-080200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-080200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-080200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
1030 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-080200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
1030 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-080200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-080200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 072327
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT WED MAY 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 993 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MAINTAIN ITS STRENGTH AND
MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA THU AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN
TO 997 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVE NEAR MEKORYUK. 

$$

PKZ150-081400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-081400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-081400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-081400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-081400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-081400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-081400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-081400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-081400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-081400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-081400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-081400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT WED MAY 7 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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