Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 552, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 6, 2008, 4:00 AM 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
- Sep 6, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2008, 4:00 PM 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 061206 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 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. PKZ199-070200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW MOVES TO WITHIN 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND AT 1000 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES. A 1004 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA MOVES TO 270 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 100 MB SAT NIGHT THEN TO 150 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 995 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...EAST OF SAND POINT...NE WIND 45 KT GUSTING 55 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. SAND POINT WESTWARD...NE WIND 40 KT GUSTING 50 DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT SAND POINT WESTWARD IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-070200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-070200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-070200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-070200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EAST OF KISKA THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-070200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-070200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 061728 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW MOVES TO WITHIN 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND AT 1000 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES. A 1004 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA MOVES TO 270 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 1000 MB SAT NIGHT THEN TO 150 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 995 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...EAST OF SAND POINT...NE WIND 45 KT GUSTING 55 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. SAND POINT WESTWARD...NE WIND 40 KT GUSTING 50 DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT SAND POINT WESTWARD IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-070200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-070200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-070200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-070200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EAST OF KISKA THIS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-070200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-070200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 062324 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 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. PKZ199-071400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF KING SALMON AND WEAKENS TO 996 MB SUNDAY MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW FORMS 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM SUNDAY AND REMAINS STATIONARY AND WEAKENS THROUGH MONDAY. A 999 MB LOW MOVES TO 260 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-071400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-071400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...EAST OF SAND POINT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. WEST OF SAND POINT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-071400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-071400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-071400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. N WIND 10 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-071400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-071400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-071400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 .TONIGHT...EAST OF ATKA...NW WIND 10 KT. WEST OF ATKA...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-071400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-071400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-071400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-071400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 6 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071141 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MOVES TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK AND WEAKENS TO 1001 MB SUN NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW DEVELOPS 70 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM SUN AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES NEAR THE PRIBILOFS SUN NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 998 MB SUN NIGHT AND MOVES TO 70 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM AT 995 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-080200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-080200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. EXCEPT NW WIND 25 KT EAST OF SAND POINT THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-080200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-080200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-080200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 25 KT WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-080200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-080200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-080200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-080200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-080200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-080200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-080200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071433 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 430 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 UPDATED 160 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. PKZ199-080200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MOVES TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF KODIAK AND WEAKENS TO 1001 MB SUN NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW DEVELOPS 70 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM SUN AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES NEAR THE PRIBILOFS SUN NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY AT 998 MB SUN NIGHT AND MOVES TO 70 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM AT 995 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-080200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-080200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. EXCEPT NW WIND 25 KT EAST OF SAND POINT THIS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-080200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 430 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-080200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-080200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 25 KT WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-080200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-080200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-080200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-080200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-080200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-080200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-080200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 072303 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 155 NM SOUTHWEST OF BETHEL WILL MOVE TO 125 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 1002 MB MONDAY MORNING AND DIMINISH. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO NEAR CHIGNIK AT 994 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAINS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH TUESDAY AT THE SAME STRENGTH. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH TUESDAY. $$ PKZ150-081400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-081400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...W OF 160W...NW WIND 15 KT. E OF 160W...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT SEAS 12 FT E OF 160W. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-081400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-081400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-081400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-081400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-081400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-081400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-081400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-081400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-081400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-081400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 Sep 5, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 5, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKDT FRI SEP 5 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS MODEL OVERALL APPEARS TO BE THE MOST REASONABLE AND CONSISTENT WITH DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WHICH MOVES TO THE AK PEN SAT. ECMWF IS A CLOSE SECOND. MODELS TEND TO STRUGGLE SOME WITH INTENSITY AND POSITION OF NEXT LOW COMPLEX TO IMPACT THE AK PEN MON. THE TREND OF THE GFS AND ECMWF HAS BEEN TO WEAKEN THE LOW COMPLEX. .UPPER LEVELS...HEIGHTS RISE OVER THE MAINLAND AND GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT AS THE LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC INTENSIFIES AND TRACKS NORTH TOWARD THE AK PEN. BY SAT EVENING...A LOW COMPLEX IS EVIDENT OVER THE AK PEN/EASTERN BERING SEA WITH A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM 40N 135W TO OVER THE MAINLAND. THE RIDGE FLATTENS SUN/MON AS THE TROUGH FROM THE EASTERN BERING SEA STRETCHES EAST/NE TO OVER THE MAINLAND. THE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA/EASTERN RUSSIA SUN/MON AS THE TROUGH DIGS FROM CENTRAL RUSSIA TO JAPAN. .SURFACE FORECAST... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND EASTERN MAINLAND TONIGHT THEN RETREATS EAST SAT. DEVELOPING NE PACIFIC LOW CENTER MOVES TO JUST SOUTH OF THE AK PEN SAT EVENING AND INTENSIFIES TO 985 MB. THEN CENTER THEN CROSSES THE AK PEN INTO BRISTOL BAY AND WEAKENS SUN MORNING. THIS LOW CONTINUES WEAKENING TREND AND TRACKS INTO THE INTERIOR SUN NIGHT AS THE RIDGE REBUILDS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH IMPACTS THE SOUTHERN COAST OF THE AK PEN AND KODIAK ISLAND SUN MORNING. BY SUN EVENING...THE FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE WESTERN AK PEN...SW AK...KENAI PEN...TO SOUTH ALONG 147W. BY SUN AFTERNOON...THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND THE EASTERN GULF. .EAST...EXPECT UPPER SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL CONTINUE SHOWERS OVER MANY AREAS. SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS IN AFTER MIDNIGHT...SO WILL SEE AREAS OF FOG AND LOW STRATUS. EXPECT PRESSURE GRADIENTS TO INCREASE OVER THE THE GULF OF ALASKA AND SOUTHCENTRAL SAT WITH APPROACH OF LOW CENTER AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH. THE RESULT WILL BE STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE GULF SAT AND SAT NIGHT WITH STORM FORCE WINDS OVER SHELIKOF STRAIT AND THE BERING SEA. GAP WINDS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL LIKELY TO BE FAIRLY STRONG AND WILL REQUIRE HEADLINES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER THE GULF SUN AS THE FRONT WILL HAVE MOVED INLAND AND TO THE EASTERN GULF. GAP WINDS...THOUGH NOT AS STRONG...WILL REMAIN BRISK OVER SOUTHCENTRAL INTO EARLY MON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL (2 INCHES OR MORE) EXISTS OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PEN SAT NIGHT AND SUN AS THERE IS A DEEP AND MOIST SOUTHERLY FETCH ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL TROUGH. FOR NOW WILL GO WITH A FLOOD WATCH AND SEE HOW THINGS SHAPE UP. .WEST...GENERALLY WILL SEE SHOWERS INLAND WITH STRATUS AND FOG ALONG COASTS TONIGHT. EXPECT RAIN TO SPREAD TO SW ALASKA SAT AND BREAK UP MORE INTO SHOWERS SUN. DOWNSLOPE OVER INTERIOR SW AK WILL KEEP RAIN TO MINIMUM SAT. STRONG GALE TO STORM FORCE IN ADVANCE OF FRONTAL TROUGH AS IT IMPACTS THE AK PEN LATE TONIGHT/SAT. WINDS WILL SPREAD TO BRISTOL BAY THROUGH SAT. BY SUN AFTERNOON...WINDS OVER MOST AREAS WILL HAVE DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY. HOWEVER...STRONG SW WINDS ARE LIKELY SOUTH OF THE AK PEN. HIGH PRESSURE GENERALLY HOLDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...UPCOMING FLOOD WATCH FOR ZONE 125 MARINE...STORMS 138 AND 155. GALES 121 125 130 132 140 150 160 165. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC SEP 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 5, 10:20 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Sep 6, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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