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Gale Warning 508, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 14, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 14, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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: Aug 14, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Aug 15, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 142237
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 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...

A 1000 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE NEAR
NUNIVAK ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 50 NM EAST
OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR
IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. 
$$

PKZ150-151400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 14 2008

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-151400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 14 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-151400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 14 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-151400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 14 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S 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 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-151400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 14 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-151400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 14 2008

...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT FRIDAY IN THE VICINITY
OF UMNAK ISLAND AND WESTERN UNALASKA ISLAND...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-151400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 14 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-151400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 14 2008

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-151400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 14 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-151400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 14 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-151400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 14 2008

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-151400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 14 2008

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

4 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 151133
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 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.

PKZ199-160200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1005 MB LOW 70 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE NEAR
NUNIVAK ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 80 NM EAST
OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT
999 MB SAT NIGHT. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR
IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE.
$$

PKZ150-160200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-160200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-160200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-160200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-160200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-160200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY IN THE VICINITY
OF UMNAK ISLAND AND WESTERN UNALASKA ISLAND...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-160200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-160200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF ATKA.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE. W WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-160200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-160200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE. S WIND 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-160200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-160200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 151628 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
830 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

AMENDED ZONE 170

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.

PKZ199-160200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1005 MB LOW 70 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE NEAR
NUNIVAK ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 80 NM EAST
OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT
999 MB SAT NIGHT. OKMOK VOLCANO 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR
IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE.
$$

PKZ150-160200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-160200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-160200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-160200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-160200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-160200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
820 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...ASHFALL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-160200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-160200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF ATKA.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE. W WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-160200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-160200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE. S WIND 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-160200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-160200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 151919 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1120 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

CORRECTED THE SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ199-160200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1005 MB LOW 70 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE NEAR
NUNIVAK ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 80 NM EAST
OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT
999 MB SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-160200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-160200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-160200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-160200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-160200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW 10 KT ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-160200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
820 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...ASHFALL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-160200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-160200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF ATKA.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE. W WIND 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-160200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-160200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...BECOMING SW 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE. S WIND 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-160200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-160200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 152326
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 15 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.

PKZ199-161400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1006 MB LOW 70 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE NEAR
NUNIVAK ISLAND SAT EVENING. A 1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM
SOUTHEAST OF ATTU EARLY SAT AND MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR
AT 997 MB SAT NIGHT AND TO A 993 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT BY
LATE SUN.

$$

PKZ150-161400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-161400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-161400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-161400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-161400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-161400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-161400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-161400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-161400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-161400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-161400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-161400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 15 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E 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 Aug 14, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 14 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS. DIFFICULTIES ARISE AFTER
72 HOURS REGARDING THE STRENGTH AND TRACK OF LOW MOVING INTO THE
SOUTHWESTERN GULF AT THAT TIME PERIOD. GFS PREFERRED MODEL BUT DUE TO
UNCERTAINTY WILL MAKE ONLY MODEST CHANGES TO THE FORECAST BEYOND
SUNDAY MORNING.

.ANALYSIS...
UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA IS DOMINATE
FEATURE THIS MORNING. UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM LOW CENTER ACROSS
SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA AND NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE...
THE 1000 MB LOW JUST NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE NEAR
NUNIVAK ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON. A 1005 MB LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF
ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE NEAR NINILCHIK FRI MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND FRIDAY EVENING. LASTLY A
1000 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST...
NUMEROUS SMALL SHORTWAVES ARE ROTATING AROUND THE MAIN LOW PRODUCING
PERIODS OF SHOWERS ACROSS BOTH SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA.
ALSO ENOUGH INSTABILITY FOR POTENTIAL THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING IN THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY.
HOWEVER VERY STABLE OVER THE BERING SEA...AREAS OF IFR STRATUS AND
FOG LIKELY TO PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST TOMORROW MORNING.

.EXTENDED...
CLEARING SKIES OVER MAINLAND ALASKA BEGINNING SATURDAY WITH THE
ARRIVAL OF HIGH PRESSURE. THERMAL TROUGH LIKELY TO DEVELOP INLAND SO
CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE FOR THE KUSKOKWIM AND
NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEYS. STRATUS AND FOG TO PERSIST IN THE EASTERN
BERING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...ASHFALL ADVISORY FOR 185
MARINE...ASHFALL ADVISORY FOR 170
         GALE 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

ASB AUG 08

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Aug 14, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Aug 15, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Aug 15, 2:41 PM AKDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AFC	72 hr

Nearby

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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.