Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 574, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 26, 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 26, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 28, 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 261124 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 26 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. PKZ199-270200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1004 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 500 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK BY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN EAST OF THE AREA BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 170 NM WEST OF SHEMYA BY LATE FRI NIGHT THEN TO 440 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND BY LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-270200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-270200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-270200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-270200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-270200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-270200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-270200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-270200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-270200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-270200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-270200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-270200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 262306 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES EAST AND WEAKENS. A 973 MB LOW 470 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SATURDAY MORNING REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 981 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES FROM THE WESTERN BERING SEA SATURDAY TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-271400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-271400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-271400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-271400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-271400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-271400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-271400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-271400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-271400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-271400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-271400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 34 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 262320 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 420 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 CORRECT ZONE 179 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. PKZ199-271400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES EAST AND WEAKENS. A 973 MB LOW 470 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SATURDAY MORNING REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 981 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVES FROM THE WESTERN BERING SEA SATURDAY TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-271400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-271400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-271400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-271400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-271400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-271400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-271400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-271400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-271400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-271400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-271400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271122 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW AT 55N 162E WILL MOVE TO 57N 165E BY LATE SAT NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 58N 168E AND WEAKEN TO 985 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-280200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-280200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-280200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-280200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-280200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-280200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-280200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-280200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-280200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-280200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-280200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 272255 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 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. PKZ199-281400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WEAKENS TO 991 MB MON AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 400 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS REACHES THE WEST COAST OF AK SUN NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ150-281400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-281400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-281400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-281400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-281400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-281400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-281400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-281400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-281400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-281400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-281400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-281400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 272302 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 CORRECTED 170 AND 171 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WEAKENS TO 991 MB MON AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 400 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS REACHES THE WEST COAST OF AK SUN NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ150-281400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-281400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-281400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-281400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-281400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-281400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-281400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-281400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-281400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-281400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-281400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-281400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 280018 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 420 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 CORRECTED 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. PKZ199-281400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WEAKENS TO 991 MB MON AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 400 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS REACHES THE WEST COAST OF AK SUN NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ150-281400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-281400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-281400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-281400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-281400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 420 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-281400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-281400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-281400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-281400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-281400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-281400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-281400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281150 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 450 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU THIS MORNING REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT AS IT WEAKENS TO 995 MB. $$ PKZ150-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-290200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-290200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-290200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-290200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-290200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-290200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 25, 3:00 PM AKDT, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 3:00 PM AKDT, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AKDT THU SEP 25 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS CENTERED 250 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WHILE A SIGNIFICANT SHORTWAVE NEAR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA IS BEING DRAGGED SOUTHWARD BY THE POLAR JET. AN UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA TOWARD THE NORTHERN YUKON VALLEY. A LARGE AMPLITUDE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED OVER NORTHEASTERN SIBERIA PERSISTS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. FURTHER WEST...ANOTHER VERTICALLY STACKED LOW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY BEYOND 48 HOURS IS VERY POOR WITH ALL MODELS. NAM AND GFS HANDLE THE LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF DIFFERENTLY. PREFER THE 12Z GFS SOLUTION BUT WILL ONLY BE MAKING CHANGES TO THE FORECAST IN THE FIRST 48 HOURS GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY. THE PREVIOUS FORECAST WAS BASED OFF OF YESTERDAYS 12Z GFS WHICH IS STILL IN RELATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN...ALTHOUGH HIGH STANDARD DEVIATION AMONG THE MANY MEMBERS OF THE GFS ENSEMBLE IS HINTING AT THE HIGH DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... A SIMILAR WEATHER PICTURE AS YESTERDAY AS SHOWERS HAVE TAPERED OFF OVER THE MUCH OF THE INTERIOR ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA. CLEARING OVER THE INTERIOR LEAD TO SOME AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...LOW STRATUS STILL HANGING TOUGH ALONG KNIK ARM AND THE LOWER SUSITNA VALLEY. SHOWERS ARE AGAIN DEVELOPING NEAR TURNAGAIN ARM AND DRIFTING NORTHWEST TOWARD THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. ANTICIPATE A REPEAT OF YESTERDAYS WEATHER WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS DEVELOPING THIS EVENING...TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT WITH AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING TOWARD SUNRISE. SOME SUNNY BREAKS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY ALTHOUGH NOT ANTICIPATING ANY SIGNIFICANT CLEARING UNTIL SATURDAY. DURING THE WEEKEND THE FORECAST BECOMES A LITTLE MORE CHALLENGING...COMPLICATED BY THE LACK OF CONSISTENCY IN THE MODELS. WHAT IS EVIDENT AT THIS TIME IS A COLD CORE LOW WILL DROP SOUTH OUT OF THE ARCTIC AIDED BY A N-S ORIENTED 90 KT POLAR JET. THE FIRST SHORTWAVE THAT WILL BRING THE CLEARING TO THE AREA WILL ARRIVE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THE SECOND FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BE LATER IN THE WEEKEND AND WILL HAVE COOLER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH IT. WHAT IS UNCLEAR IS HOW MUCH COOL AIR WILL SPILL OVER THE ALASKA RANGE AND REACH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE LATEST GFS IS TAKING THE BULK OF THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND QUICKLY EJECTING IT EASTWARD INTO NORTHWEST CANADA. THIS IS FAIRLY DIFFERENT FROM PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS THAT WERE PLACING THE COLD CORE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. WHATEVER COOL AIR DOES MANAGE TO SPILL OVER THE ALASKA RANGE WILL BE SHORT LIVED WITH THE LACK OF UPPER SUPPORT IF THE 12Z GFS PANS OUT. THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO IS A FEW COOLER THAN AVERAGE NIGHTS WITH SEASONAL AND PLEASANT DAYS. AT THIS POINT WITH THE DRY AIR MOVING OUT IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD AIR...DO NOT ANTICIPATE ANY SNOW FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... WEATHER IS IMPROVING OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR TODAY. VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWING WIDESPREAD CLEARING OVER MUCH OF THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. SOME RESIDUAL MOISTURE TRAPPED IN LOW LYING AREAS IS RESULTING IN STRATUS AND PATCHY FOG THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE INITIAL PUSH OF DRY AIR WILL REACH THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR FRIDAY BRINGING A MUCH NEEDED BREAK FROM THE GLOOMY WEATHER. NORTHERLY WINDS AND COOL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A WEATHER FRONT IS WEAKENING THIS EVENING AS IT CROSSES THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOUTHEASTERLY SMALL CRAFT WINDS AND WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL BE TAPERING OFF THROUGH TOMORROW AS THE FRONT ENCOUNTERS A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA. ANOTHER MUCH STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE FRIDAY. MAX GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE EC AND GFS ARE HINTING AT STORM FORCE WINDS WITH THE SUPPORT OF A STRONG 180 KT SUBTROPICAL JET FEEDING THE SYSTEM. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB SEP 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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