Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 496, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 23, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2008, 4:00 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 240031 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 170 FOR ASH FALL HEADLINE 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. PKZ199-241400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1011 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 360 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU MORNING WILL BE A 1009 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF NIKOLSKI FRI AFTERNOON. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-241400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-241400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-241400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-241400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-241400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-241400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY IN THE VICINITY OF UMNAK ISLAND AND WESTERN UNALASKA ISLAND... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-241400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-241400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-241400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-241400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-241400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-241400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 241137 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1012 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...STRONGEST EAST OF SAND POINT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT E OF SAND POINT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-250200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-250200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-250200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TODAY IN THE VICINITY OF UMNAK ISLAND AND WESTERN UNALASKA ISLAND... .TODAY...E WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-250200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS ON PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS ON PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-250200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-250200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241937 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 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. PKZ199-250200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1012 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-250200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...STRONGEST EAST OF SAND POINT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT E OF SAND POINT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-250200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-250200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-250200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY IN THE VICINITY OF UMNAK ISLAND AND WESTERN UNALASKA ISLAND... .TODAY...E WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-250200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-250200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS ON PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS ON PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-250200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-250200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-250200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 242314 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 470 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT E OF SAND POINT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-251400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-251400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-251400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY IN THE VICINITY OF UMNAK ISLAND AND WESTERN UNALASKA ISLAND... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-251400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-251400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-251400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 250137 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 540 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 UPDATED ZONE 172 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. PKZ199-251400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 470 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT E OF SAND POINT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-251400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-251400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-251400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY IN THE VICINITY OF UMNAK ISLAND AND WESTERN UNALASKA ISLAND... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-251400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 540 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT...LOWER SEAS BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...LOWER SEAS BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT...LOWER SEAS BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-251400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST N OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST N OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-251400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 24 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251200 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ON FRIDAY EVENING A 1006 MB LOW WILL MOVE NEAR 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK. IT WILL FORM A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON SATURDAY AND THEN REFORM AS A 1005 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR ON SUNDAY MORNING. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-260200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-260200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-260200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-260200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-260200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-260200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 25 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Jul 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKDT WED JUL 23 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... 12Z GFS IS IN CLOSER AGREEMENT WITH THE ECMWF THAN IN THE PREVIOUS RUN. THE ECMWF HAS BEEN MORE CONSISTENT RUN TO RUN THAN THE GFS AND HAS BEEN THE MODEL OF CHOICE. THE NAM CONTINUES TO DIFFER FROM THE OTHER MODELS WITH THE GULF LOW. THE NAM SOLUTION HAS A STRONGER LOW ABOUT 200 NM EAST OF THE OTHER MODELS BY FRI MORNING. THE PLAN TODAY IS TO STICK WITH THE ECMWF AND GFS SOLUTION. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE PREDOMINATE UPPER AIR FEATURE IS A COLD UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER BETHEL AND DIGGING DOWN TOWARD THE GULF OF ALASKA. A STRONG SHORTWAVE IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY CONTINUES TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAIN IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THIS WAVE IS MOVING EAST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A WEAK CIRCULATION OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS MOVING SLOWLY EAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES TO KODIAK ISLAND BY THURSDAY MORNING SHOWERS WILL END OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE OVER THE WEST COAST ON THU AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING. FURTHER WEST WEAK LOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THURSDAY THEN MOVE TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY. EXPECT OCCASIONAL RAIN FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WITH THIS LOW. FOG AND LOW CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING UNDER A RIDGE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE WEAK LOW MOVING TO THE GULF FROM WESTERN ALASKA WILL COMBINE IN THE CENTRAL GULF WITH ANOTHER WEAK LOW MOVING IN FROM SOUTH OF THE GULF ON THURSDAY. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THEN MOVE SLOWLY TOWARD THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL FRIDAY AS THIS LOW MOVES EAST. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THERE IS STILL A LOT OF INCONSISTENCY IN THE MODELS FOR THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE AN UPPER TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE EASTERN GULF TO ANOTHER UPPER LOW OVER NORTON SOUND DURING THE WEEKEND. THIS INCREASES INSTABILITY AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND CLOUDS. THE POSSIBLE GOOD NEWS IS THAT SOUTH CENTRAL MAY BE IN A BREAK IN BETWEEN THE TWO LOWS. SINCE THE LOWS ARE WEAK AND THE GUIDANCE IS INCONSISTENT IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL WHICH WILL WIN OUT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...ASH FALL ADVISORY ZONE 185. MARINE...GALE 120 132 150. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RHH JUL 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jul 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jul 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jul 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jul 24, 2:05 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr |
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