Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 565, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 16, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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 16, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 18, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161113 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 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. PKZ199-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 1000 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK THIS MORNING STRENGTHENS TO 994 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TONIGHT. THIS LOW FURTHER INTENSIFIES TO 987 MB 50 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AND TO 983 MB LATE WED NIGHT 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY. $$ PKZ150-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-170200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-170200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-170200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-170200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-170200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-170200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 162308 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-171400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-171400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-171400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-171400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-171400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-171400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 162341 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 180 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. PKZ199-171400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-171400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-171400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-171400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-171400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-171400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-171400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171115 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 995 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR EARLY THIS MORNING STRENGTHENS TO 986 MB AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW THEN MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND AT 982 MB THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SLOWLY SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN BERING THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-180200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-180200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-180200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N 15 KT INCREASING TO NW WIND 30 KT IN LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-180200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 IN LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO WIND 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-180200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-180200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY...NW 10 KTS OR LESS INCREASING TO NW 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171133 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 171 AND 172. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 995 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR EARLY THIS MORNING STRENGTHENS TO 986 MB AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW THEN MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND AT 982 MB THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SLOWLY SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN BERING THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-180200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-180200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-180200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N 15 KT INCREASING TO NW WIND 30 KT IN LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-180200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT IN LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-180200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-180200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TODAY...NW 10 KTS OR LESS INCREASING TO NW 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 172359 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SLOWLY SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-181400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-181400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-181400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-181400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-181400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. NW WIND 15 KT ST MATTHEW ISLAND EAST. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. NW WIND 15 KT ST MATTHEW ISLAND EAST. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-181400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180318 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA..UDPATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 UPDATED ZONE 170 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SLOWLY SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-181400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-181400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-181400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 720 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-181400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-181400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. NW WIND 15 KT ST MATTHEW ISLAND EAST. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. NW WIND 15 KT ST MATTHEW ISLAND EAST. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-181400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 180717 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB THU MORNING THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SLOWLY SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-181400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-181400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-181400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 720 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-181400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-181400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. NW WIND 15 KT ST MATTHEW ISLAND EAST. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. NW WIND 15 KT ST MATTHEW ISLAND EAST. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-181400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181111 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 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. PKZ199-190200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 983 MB LOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF KODIAK ISLAND EARLY THIS MORNING DRIFTS TO KAMISHAK BAY THIS AFTERNOON AS IT WEAKENS TO 989 MB. A 1004 MB LOW MOVES EAST TO 300 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-190200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-190200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-190200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-190200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-190200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-190200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 16 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... MAIN FEATURE OF INTEREST THIS MORNING IS A 994 MB SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. COPIOUS RAIN SURROUNDS THE LOW ALONG WITH WINDS TO GALE FORCE OVER THE GULF. A WARM FRONT EXTENDS OUT AHEAD AND NORTH OF THE LOW AND IS SPREADING RAIN INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. THE LOW MOVES NORTH INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EARLY WEDNESDAY. COMPLEX SETUP OUT WEST THIS MORNING...WITH A DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH OF ADAK...A WEAK LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING...AND AN OLD WEAK VERTICALLY STACKED LOW ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST. THE TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH OF ADAK WILL BECOME THE DOMINANT LOW OUT WEST AS IT IS IN THE MOST FAVORABLE POSITION WITH REGARDS TO THE JET STREAM OVER THE ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT OUT WEST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. IN THE EAST...0Z MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE CURRENT LOW IN THE GULF AND ITS MOVEMENT INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...BUT ARE HAVING A BIT MORE TROUBLE WITH THE NEXT LOW. MODELS ARE JUST NOW COMING INTO BETTER...BUT STILL NOT PERFECT...AGREEMENT WITH THE NEXT LOW AS IT MOVES EAST TOWARD KODIAK LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY HAS BEEN POOR WITH ALL MODELS. 0Z RUNS HAVE CONVERGED TO TRACK THE LOW NEAR OR OVER KODIAK ISLAND THURSDAY...AND QUITE STRONG TO AROUND 980 MB. 0Z GFS RUNS HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME LOCATION WITH THIS LOW FOR A COUPLE DAYS NOW (OVER KODIAK)...WHILE ALL 12Z GFS RUNS INTERESTINGLY HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT SOLUTION (BRISTOL BAY)...JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE WACKY MODEL BEHAVIOR. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL/SOUTHWEST MAINLAND... A 994 MB GALE FORCE LOW IS MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE GULF TODAY AND WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EARLY WEDNESDAY. UNLIKE SOME PREVIOUS SYSTEMS...THIS ONE WILL EASILY SPREAD RAIN OVER THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS TO INLAND AREAS. RAIN HAS ALREADY BEGUN FROM HOMER TO ANCHORAGE AND WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. IF IT WERE A MONTH LATER...THIS WOULD BE A GOOD SETUP FOR SNOW OVER INLAND SOUTHCENTRAL...BUT NOT QUITE YET. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ALONG AND EAST OF THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGE...WITH JUST SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND FOG OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. MEANWHILE...ANOTHER LOW WILL BE RIDING ALONG JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS STRENGTHENING ALL ALONG. THIS LOW WILL REACH KODIAK ISLAND AROUND THURSDAY MORNING AS A FAIRLY STRONG LOW. THE BREAK BETWEEN THE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW AND THE FIRST LOW WILL BE VERY BRIEF...AS HAS OFTEN BEEN THE CASE LATELY. THE SECOND LOW HAS A BETTER CHANCE OF SPREADING RAIN INTO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THAN THE FIRST LOW. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF ADAK THIS MORNING WILL RIDE JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA...STRENGTHENING ALL ALONG. A WEAK LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING MOVING TOWARD THE PRIBILOFS WILL DISSIPATE AND BE ABSORBED INTO THE STRONGER ABOVE MENTIONED LOW TUESDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL THEN DOMINATE THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS THROUGH THURSDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... FOR THE EXTENDED...GENERALLY SPEAKING...IT APPEARS THAT THE LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF OR KODIAK ISLAND WATERS WILL BE GRADUALLY WEAKEN BUT BE SLOW TO EXIT THE REGION...PERHAPS EVENTUALLY MOVING OUT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE MAINLAND LATE SUNDAY OR MONDAY. IT DOES LOOK LIKE NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL USHER IN THE COOLEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON SO FAR FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE APPEARS TO SETUP OVER THE EASTERN BERING WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE WEST/CENTRAL BERING/ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING ZONES 120 130 132 150 155 170 351. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. FOISY SEP 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 15, 9:30 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 67 hr | |
| Sep 15, 9:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Sep 16, 2:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr |
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