Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 439, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 11, 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
- May 11, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 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 121136 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 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. PKZ199-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 25 NM NORTHEAST OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 110 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM AND WEAKENS TO 973 MB MON AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER THEN MOVES TO 35 NM WEST OF ST PAUL AT 976 MB TUE MORNING THEN FURTHER WEAKENS TO 982 MB OVER ATKA EARLY WED MORNING. A STRONG 962 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 420 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK ISLAND EARLY WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-130200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-130200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-130200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-130200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-130200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-130200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-130200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-130200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-130200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-130200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-130200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-130200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 122259 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL MON NIGHT. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND WED. $$ PKZ150-131400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-131400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-131400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-131400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-131400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-131400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-131400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-131400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-131400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-131400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-131400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-131400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 130054 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 445 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 CORRECTED AREA 185 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 972 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL MON NIGHT. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND WED. $$ PKZ150-131400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-131400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUE NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-131400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-131400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-131400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-131400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-131400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-131400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-131400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-131400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-131400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-131400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT MON MAY 12 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 131130 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-140200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 175 NM NORTH OF ADAK WEAKENS TO 988 MB 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WED NIGHT. A STRONG 968 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW STRENGTHENS TO 958 MB 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WED MORNING. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-140200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-140200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-140200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-140200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-140200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-140200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-140200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-140200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-140200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-140200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-140200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-140200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 132304 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 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. PKZ199-141400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL BE A 970 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WED MORNING THEN MOVE ONSHORE NEAR GORE POINT THU MORNING. A 978 MB LOW 60 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 180 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-141400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-141400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-141400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-141400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-141400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-141400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-141400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-141400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-141400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-141400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-141400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT TUE MAY 13 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 141114 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 30 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD THU MORNING BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE. A 981 MB LOW OVER ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB 180 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-150200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-150200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-150200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-150200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-150200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-150200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-150200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-150200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-150200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-150200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-150200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-150200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT WED MAY 14 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 May 11, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 11, 9:00 AM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM ADT SUN MAY 11 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS MSLP FIELDS WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT... THOUGH MODELS SEEM TO BE MISSING THE COMPLEXITY OF LOW CENTERS SOUTH OF THE AK PEN THIS MORNING. MODELS ARE TENDING TO GO INITIALLY WITH A CONSOLIDATED CENTER...WHERE THE SATELLITE AND OBSERVATIONS CLEARLY SHOW A TRIPLE POINT SOUTH OF SAND POINT WITH A PARENT CENTER TO SW. TRIPLE POINT SHOULD ROTATE AROUND PARENT CENTER TO SW. WILL HAVE TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS WITHIN THE INITIAL PERIODS OF FORECAST...BUT MODELS TEND TO CATCH UP BY 24 HOURS. SO WILL BE LEANING WITH THE 12Z GFS WITH SOME ADJUSTMENTS. .UPPER LEVELS... LOW CENTER SOUTH OF THE AK PEN BECOMES STACKED WITH SURFACE CENTER AND MOVES NORTH OF THE AK PEN INTO BRISTOL BAY MON. THIS CENTER THEN MOVES WEST AND WEAKENS. SECONDARY LOW MOVING FROM KAMCHATKA COMES IN PHASE WITH TROUGH ROTATING SOUTH OUT OF THE BERING SEA. THE OVERALL TROUGH DIGS SOUTH TO ALONG 170W EARLY TUESDAY WITH A INTENSE LOW MOVING TO SOUTH OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON. THIS SETS UP A STRONG LONG FETCH SOUTHERLY JET OVER THE EASTERN GULF WED WHICH WILL TEND TO HOLD INTO THU. .SURFACE FORECAST... SHORT TERM SYNOPTIC PATTERN IS FOR LOW COMPLEX SOUTH OF THE AK PEN TO MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY MON THEN SHIFT WEST AND WEAKEN. ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT OVER SOUTHERN BRISTOL BAY AND THE SW GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTH AND EAST. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...FRONTAL TROUGH SHOULD EXTEND FROM THE EASTERN BERING SEA...ACROSS SW ALASKA...TO ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE FRONT OVER THE THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND SW ALASKA CONTINUES NORTH AND WEST AND WEAKENS. THE FRONT OVER THE NORTH GULF WILL LIKELY STALL AND WEAKEN WITH STRONG RIDGE CONTINUING ALONG THE COAST. THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE INTERIOR WILL HANG AROUND FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. .EAST...EXPECT STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE GULF WITH STORMS EXCEPTED OVER THE NORTH GULF WATERS THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING AHEAD OF APPROACHING FRONTAL TROUGH. WINDS LIKELY TO DIMINISH AS FRONT STALLS AND FLOW SHIFTS MORE TO THE SOUTH. GAP WINDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AS STRONG RIDGE CONTINUES ALONG THE COAST AND LOW CENTER MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY. WINDS LIKELY TO DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY MON NIGHT AS BRISTOL BAY CENTER SHIFTS WEST AND WEAKENS. THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE INTERIOR COMBINED WITH STRONG RIDGING ALONG THE NORTH GULF ARE PRODUCING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE COPPER RIVER. EXPECT THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE THERMAL TROUGH WEAKENS...THEN INCREASE AGAIN AS THE TROUGH RE-INTENSIFIES MON AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE INTRUSION INTO INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL LIKELY TO BE SLOW WITH STRONG SE DOWNSLOPE WINDS. FLOW ALOFT SHIFTS TO THE SOUTH LATE MON NIGHT/TUE MORNING...SO SHOULD SEE DOWNSLOPE HOLE FILL IN AS MOISTURE PUSHES NORTH. UNTIL THEN...EXPECT MAJORITY OF RAIN TO FALL ALONG THE COAST AND SOUTHEAST EXPOSURES. COPPER RIVER IS LIKELY TO STAY ON THE DRY SIDE THROUGH MON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER MUCH OF THE EAST TUE NIGHT/WED. INTENSE LOW CENTER...POSSIBLY REMNANTS OF A WESTERN PACIFIC TYPHOON...MOVES TO TO NEAR KODIAK WED NIGHT. SO LOOK FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF WIND AND A MOISTURE SURGE. .WEST... SW ALASKA...MAIN CONCERN IS GAP WINDS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN/ALASKA RANGE. EXPECT STRONG WIND HEADLINES FOR ZONE 161 TO CONTINUE INTO MON. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH MON NIGHT AS LOW CENTER IN BRISTOL BAY WEAKENS AND MOVES WEST. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH APPROACHING FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY AS STRONG SE DOWNSLOPE KEEPS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY ON THE DRY SIDE. WILL SEE A GENERAL MOISTURE PUSH NORTH MON NIGHT AND TUE AS FLOW ALOFT SHIFTS SOUTH. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT STRONG WINDS TO WEST OF LOW CENTER OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND EASTERN BERING SEA THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AS LOW CENTER MOVES NORTH AND WEST MON/TUE. EXPECT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS UPPER TROUGH HOLDS OVER THE BERING SEA. .FIRE WEATHER... ZONE 111...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. RH VALUES SHOULD RECOVER LATER TONIGHT. GUSTY SE WINDS LIKELY AGAIN MON...HOWEVER EXPECT MOISTURE WILL INCREASE TO ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. ZONE 141...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH WITH NOCTURNAL WEAKENING OF INTERIOR TROUGH AND RH VALUES RECOVER. RED FLAG CONDITIONS LIKELY AGAIN MON AFTERNOON AS INTERIOR TROUGH INTENSIFIES AND RH VALUES DROP. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...STRONG 120. GALES 125 130 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 AND 170. FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNINGS ZONES 111 AND 141. RMC MAY 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 11, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 12, 8:33 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| May 12, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| May 12, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| May 12, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 12, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 12, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 12, 2:40 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.