Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 520, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 30, 2008, 6:50 AM AKDT. It was in force for 33 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 30, 2008, 6:50 AM AKDT (14:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 301452 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 AM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 UPDATED ZONE 150 155 160 165 175 179 185 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL MOVES NEAR DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKENS INTO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW DEEPENS TO 981 MB SUN MORNING AS IT MOVES 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 989 MB SUN NIGHT OVER KODIAK ISLAND. $$ PKZ150-310200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 650 AM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT SHIFTING TO W 40 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-310200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 650 AM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-310200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 650 AM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-310200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 650 AM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-310200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-310200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-310200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-310200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-310200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 650 AM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-310200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-310200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 650 AM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 10 KT EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-310200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 650 AM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. DENSE FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 310001 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-311400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE 150 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE SAT NIGHT. A 991 MB LOW 425 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM EAST OF SAND POINT SUN MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 994 MB AS IT MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND MON. $$ PKZ150-311400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-311400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 40 KT THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-311400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-311400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-311400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-311400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-311400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-311400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-311400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-311400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-311400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT E 15 KT EAST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-311400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 311128 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 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. PKZ199-010200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY AT 988 MB BY EARLY MON MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB BY LATE MON NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA EARLY MON MORNING WILL MOVE TO 180 NM WEST OF ADAK BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-010200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-010200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-010200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-010200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-010200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-010200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 311511 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 710 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 UPDATED ALL ZONES MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY AT 988 MB BY EARLY MON MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB BY LATE MON NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA EARLY MON MORNING WILL MOVE TO 180 NM WEST OF ADAK BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 710 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 710 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-010200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 710 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-010200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 710 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N WIND 20 KT COLD BAY WESTWARD. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-010200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 710 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 710 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-010200- UNALASKA BAY 710 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 710 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 710 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 710 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-010200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 710 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-010200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 710 AM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 010147 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 CORRECTED 165 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. PKZ199-011400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND LATE SUN NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY MON AS IT WEAKENS TO 995 MB AND DISSIPATE COMPLETELY MON NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL TRACK SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES THIS EVENING. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-011400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-011400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-011400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-011400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-011400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-011400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-011400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-011400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-011400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-011400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 31 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 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 30, 5:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 5:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKDT SAT AUG 30 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM KAMCHATKA TO THE NORTHERN
PLAINS THIS MORNING...WITH A CLOSED LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND A
SMALLER TROUGH CENTERED OVER SOUTHWESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA. A RIDGE
IS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AK. AT THE
SURFACE...WEAK RIDGING OVER THE AKPEN IS SURROUNDED BY A LOW PRESSURE
CENTER OVER THE CENTRAL BERING...ANOTHER LOW CENTER IN THE NORTH
PACIFIC WELL SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR...AND A WEAK TROUGH ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST. A DEVELOPING LOW ALSO LIES JUST SOUTH OF THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THROUGH MON MORNING. BY THAT TIME
THE BERING LOW HAS DECAYED WHILE THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW HAS MOVED TO
KODIAK ISLAND. THE KAMCHATKA LOW HAS MOVED TO SOUTH OF ADAK. THE GFS
WAS USED FOR THIS PART OF THE FORECAST. FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
WED MORNING MODELS REMAIN IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT. THE KODIAK LOW
DISSIPATES OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS MON NIGHT AND THE KAMCHATKA LOW
MOVES TO THE VICINITY OF CHIGNIK TUE NIGHT. AT THAT POINT THE 00Z
GFS...WHICH HAS BEEN FAIRLY STABLE FROM RUN TO RUN THIS FAR OUT...
BRINGS THE LOW ACROSS THE AKPEN INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THE FORECAST
REFLECTS THIS SOLUTION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
IN THE WEST...SHOWERS OVER THE BERING AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL
DIMINISH THROUGH SUN AS THE BERING LOW WEAKENS NEAR THE AKPEN. RAIN
EAST OF THE PRIBILOFS WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS SUN AND DIMINISH MON. A
SECOND FRONT FROM AN EASTERN RUSSIA LOW WILL MOVE SOUTH TO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN THROUGH TUE WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN.
FOR SW AK...RAIN WILL MOVE ONSHORE TODAY AND CHANGE TO SHOWERS AS THE
NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO KODIAK SUN. THESE SHOWERS WILL PERSIST
BEYOND TUE AS THE LOW DECAYS OVER THE AREA.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...WEAK RIDGING WILL PROVIDE DRY
CONDITIONS TODAY WITH PRECIPITATION MOVING TO THE NORTH GULF COAST
BEGINNING SUN AND LASTING WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. SHOWERS WILL CROSS THE
KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS SUN NIGHT INTO TUE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS DRYING TO MUCH OF THE BERING THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK. SHOWERS PERSIST OVER SW AK AS THE KAMCHATKA LOW
MOVES OVER THE AREA AND DECAYS...WHICH WILL ALSO KEEP SHOWERS OVER
THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM 132 138
GALES 120 130 150
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
DS AUG 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 30, 6:50 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 45 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.