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Gale Warning 473, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 12, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 12, 2008, 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
Jun 12, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2008, 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 131147
CWFALU

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

HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 1000
MB LOW MOVES NORTHEAST TO 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING. THE LOW
THEN MOVES TO 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-140200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-140200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-140200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

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

$$

PKZ165-140200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-140200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-140200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-140200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-140200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-140200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-140200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-140200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-140200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

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

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 132359
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 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...

HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUN
AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 175 NM
WEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENS TO 1004 MB 350 NM
NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-141400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-141400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-141400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-141400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-141400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-141400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-141400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-141400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-141400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-141400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-141400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-141400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT FRI JUN 13 2008

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

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 141141
CWFALU

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

HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUN
AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU EARLY THIS MORNING
MOVES TO 80 NM WEST OF ATTU THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TO 170 NM 
NORTHWEST OF ATTU LATE TONIGHT AT 1005 MB. A 1012 MB LOW MOVES
NORTHEAST TO 130 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA LATE SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-150200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-150200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

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

$$

PKZ160-150200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-150200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

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

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

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

$$

PKZ179-150200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

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

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 141551 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
750 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

UPDATED ZONES 175 AND 179

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...

HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUN
AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU EARLY THIS MORNING
MOVES TO 80 NM WEST OF ATTU THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TO 170 NM 
NORTHWEST OF ATTU LATE TONIGHT AT 1005 MB. A 1012 MB LOW MOVES
NORTHEAST TO 130 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA LATE SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-150200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-150200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

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

$$

PKZ160-150200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
745 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

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

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-150200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

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

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
750 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

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

$$

PKZ179-150200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
750 AM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 NM.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 142324
CWFALU

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

PKZ199-151400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH SUN
AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 1007 MB 300
NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES OVER THE KEMCHATKA
PENINSULA MON. A 1013 MB LOW MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK SUN
NIGHT THEN MOVES TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-151400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-151400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-151400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-151400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-151400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-151400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-151400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-151400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-151400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-151400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-151400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-151400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT SAT JUN 14 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 Jun 12, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 11:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM ADT THU JUN 12 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...NO REAL COMPLAINTS WITH THE MODELS TODAY. THEY
LOOK GOOD PAST 84 HOURS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS CENTERED NEAR THE
BRISTOL BAY AREA AND WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY BEFORE
MAKING A SLOW TREK EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF OVER THE COURSE OF THE
WEEKEND.
AT THE SURFACE A LARGE RIDGE IS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THAT WILL
MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD INTO THE WEEKEND.
IN THE EAST A THERMAL TROUGH HAS DEVELOPED IN THE EASTERN INTERIOR.
THE ONE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS A LITTLE UNEXPECTED IS THE INFLUENCE THE
LOW THAT HAS MOVED INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF IS STILL HAVING ALONG
THE NORTH GULF COAST. WINDS IN SEWARD AND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
HAVE REMAINED FROM THE NORTH TODAY OVERRIDING THE SEA BREEZE. IT HAS
ALSO CLEARED OUT MOST OF THE STRATUS FROM THE AREA AS WELL.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN
COPPER RIVER BASIN AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STORMS MAY
ALSO SPREAD WESTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY DUE TO
INCREASED HEATING FROM THE PARTIAL CLEARING THAT OCCURRED IN THAT
AREA TODAY. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE ALASKA
RANGE IN THE EASTERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THIS EVENING AS WELL.
STRATUS IN THE BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROW. BRISTOL BAY
AREA SHOULD START TO SEE A NOTICEABLE DECREASE IN STRATUS TOMORROW
HOWEVER.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION WILL INCREASE
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND DEVELOP FARTHER SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST. THIS
WILL BE MAINLY DUE TO CLEARING SKIES EARLY IN THE DAY ALLOWING FOR
MORE HEATING AT LOWER LEVELS.

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

JUN 08

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Sources

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