Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 560, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 12, 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 12, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 13, 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 121139 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 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. PKZ199-130200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 45 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB AND MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHEAST OF COLD BAY BY SATURDAY MORNING. BY SUNDAY MORNING IT WILL MOVE TO 80 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM. ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON A 986 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA. BY SUNDAY MORNING IT WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 984 MB. $$ PKZ150-130200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-130200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-130200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-130200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-130200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-130200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-130200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-130200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-130200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-130200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-130200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-130200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 122310 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF BETHEL SUN AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. A 1000 MB LOW NEAR SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO NEAR ATTU AND STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 370 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-131400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-131400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-131400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-131400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-131400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-131400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-131400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-131400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-131400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-131400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-131400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-131400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 130639 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1035 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 UPDATED ZONE 150 AND 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. PKZ199-131400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF BETHEL SUN AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. A 1000 MB LOW NEAR SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO NEAR ATTU AND STRENGTHEN TO 985 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 370 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-131400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1035 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. S WIND 20 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-131400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-131400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-131400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-131400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E 15 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-131400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-131400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-131400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 1035 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-131400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-131400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-131400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 1035 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-131400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 131128 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-140200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT THIS MORNING MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 999 MB SUN NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA THIS MORNING MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SUN MORNING...THEN SOUTHEAST FURTHER INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. $$ PKZ150-140200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-140200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-140200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-140200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-140200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-140200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-140200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-140200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-140200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-140200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-140200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-140200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 132359 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 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. PKZ199-141400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB 140 NM WEST OF PORT HEIDEN WILL DRIFT TO 70 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 1001 MB SUN NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE MON. A 993 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SAT NIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE SOUTHEAST. $$ PKZ150-141400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-141400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-141400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-141400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-141400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-141400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-141400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-141400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-141400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-141400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-141400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-141400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 11, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 11, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKDT THU SEP 11 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON BUT BEGIN TO HAVE DIVERGENT SOLUTIONS FROM THAT POINT ONWARD. ECMWF CONTINUES TO MOVE THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS THIS WEEKEND FASTER THAN THE OTHER MODELS. GSF CONTINUES TO BE A MORE CONSISTENT MODEL AND REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH OTHER GLOBAL AND HEMISPHERIC MODELS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... AN UPPER LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WHILE AN WEAK UPPER RIDGE MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. ANOTHER UPPER LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS VERTICALLY STACKED OVER THE SURFACE LOW AND BOTH ARE SLOWLY MOVING EAST. AT THE SURFACE...A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL INTERIOR AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE THROUGH THIS AREA AND SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT SWINGING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND SOUTHERN BRISTOL BAY. AREAS OF RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS MOVE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LOW OVER THE THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF WILL FORM A BLOCK ALONG SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE YUKON TERRITORY SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SURFACE LOW WILL REMAIN BENEATH THE UPPER CENTER AS IT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY SATURDAY. THE OCCLUDED FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND INTO KODIAK ISLAND AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY. THE FRONT WILL WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND WIND WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY AND KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT. RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO THE REST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY AND BECOME SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. IN THE GULF, RAIN WILL SPREAD UP INTO MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WITH THE EXCEPT OF THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AN AREA OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR NORTHERN JAPAN WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS A 990 MB STORM SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MORE RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA MONDAY. THE SURFACE WILL MOVE AND DISSIPATE OVER THE YUKON DELTA MONDAY. THE MODERATE LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 172 AND 175. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NONE SEP 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 57 hr | |
| Sep 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Sep 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 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.