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Gale Warning 671, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 29, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 62 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
- Oct 29, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2008, 6:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 62 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 291128 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 29 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. PKZ199-300200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF MEKORYUK WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB AND CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR CHIGNIK ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ON THURSDAY A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 980 MB LOW NEAR RUSSIA WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-300200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-300200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-300200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-300200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-300200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-300200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-300200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-300200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-300200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-300200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-300200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-300200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 292223 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE SOUTH AND WEAKEN. $$ PKZ150-301400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-301400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-301400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-301400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-301400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-301400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-301400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-301400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-301400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-301400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-301400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-301400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 300231 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 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. PKZ199-301400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL DISSIPATE NEAR CHIGNIK WED NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW 375 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 500 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 980 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BERING SEA FROM THE WEST WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-301400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-301400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-301400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SHOWERS AND PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-301400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-301400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-301400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-301400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-301400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-301400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-301400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-301400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-301400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 301056 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON THURSDAY. ON FRIDAY MORNING THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AT 977 MB. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL BE IN THE EASTERN BERING ON FRIDAY MORNING. BY SATURDAY THE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE. $$ PKZ150-310200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-310200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-310200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-310200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-310200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-310200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-310200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-310200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-310200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-310200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-310200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-310200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 301301 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON THURSDAY. ON FRIDAY MORNING THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AT 977 MB. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL BE IN THE EASTERN BERING ON FRIDAY MORNING. BY SATURDAY THE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE. $$ PKZ150-310200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-310200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-310200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-310200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-310200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-310200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-310200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-310200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-310200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-310200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-310200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-310200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 302301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-311400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 400 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW AT 981 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO 250 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AT 991 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI. $$ PKZ150-311400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-311400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-311400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-311400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-311400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-311400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...WIND BECOMING W 30 KT EARLY. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-311400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...WIND BECOMING NW 25 KT EARLY. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-311400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-311400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-311400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-311400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-311400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 30 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...WIND BECOMING W 25 KT EARLY. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 311101 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 460 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AND MOVE TO 160 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA BEGINNING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-010200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-010200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-010200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-010200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-010200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-010200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 311500 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 UPDATED ZONES 155, 160, 165, 179 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 460 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AND MOVE TO 160 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND BY SUN MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA BEGINNING FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 700 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-010200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 700 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-010200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 700 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-010200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-010200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-010200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-010200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 700 AM AKDT FRI OCT 31 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Oct 28, 1:30 PM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 28, 1:30 PM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 130 PM AKDT TUE OCT 28 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGHS ARE POSITIONED OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA /NE PACIFIC AND OVER THE SEA OF OKHOTSK WITH A STRONG RIDGE IN BETWEEN...CENTERED WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. A 165 KT UPPER JET EXTENDS FROM THE NW PACIFIC UP AND OVER TOP OF THE RIDGE (INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA) AND THEN DIVES SOUTHWARD INTO THE NE PACIFIC BEFORE RETURNING NORTHWARD TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THERE ARE TWO DEEP VERTICALLY STACKED LOWS CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREA. THE FIRST IS OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND HEADED NNE TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS TIGHTENED ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST...RESULTING IN GUSTY GAP WINDS. THE DIFFERENCE IN AIRMASS TEMPERATURE BETWEEN INLAND AND AIR OVER THE GULF IS ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO STRONG WINDS. THE SECOND MAJOR LOW IS TRACKING ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING (OVER TOP OF THE RIDGE) WHILE AN OCCLUDED FRONT PUSHES ONSHORE OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE COMBINATION OF A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND LITTLE PUSH BEHIND THE FRONT MEANS THE INLAND PROGRESSION OF PRECIPITATION IS VERY SLOW. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW HAS IS OCCURRING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE UPPER 20S AND WINDS ARE GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CAPE NEWENHAM OBSERVATIONS ALONG THE COAST INDICATE VISIBILITY HAS REMAINED 1 MILE OR MORE. SLOWLY WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL PREVENT ANY POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND SHOW GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT-TERM FORECAST PERIOD. MODEL RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY IS ALSO GOOD...SO WILL STICK CLOSE TO CURRENT FORECAST WITH JUST SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIE DOWN TONIGHT AS THE EASTERN GULF LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA. IT WILL BE ANOTHER VERY COLD NIGHT ACROSS THE REGION UNDER CLEAR SKIES. THE OCCLUDED FRONT OUT WEST WILL APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND FALL APART AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE KENAI PENINSULA WEDNESDAY. THE BERING LOW WILL THEN CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CAUSING FLOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH. IN ADDITION TO THESE FACTORS THERE IS ALSO A DEEP LAYER OF COLD DRY AIR CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. THEREFORE...EVERYTHING POINTS TOWARD A DRY FORECAST FOR INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL WITH JUST A PERIOD OF CLOUDINESS. EXPECT SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO MAKE IT TO COASTAL SECTIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. CONDITIONS WILL THEN DRY OUT AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL FALL APART FAIRLY QUICKLY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW BEGINS TO TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD BRISTOL BAY. IT WONT MAKE MUCH MORE PROGRESSION INLAND...SO MOST OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AS WELL AS FAR INLAND BRISTOL BAY WILL REMAIN DRY. ONSHORE FLOW ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL PROVIDE JUST ENOUGH WARM AIR TO CHANGE SNOW TO RAIN AND END THE ONGOING BLOWING SNOW. AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE BEHIND THE BERING LOW WILL MAINTAIN A THREAT FOR A FEW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY BEFORE DRYING OUT ON FRIDAY. ALEUTIANS...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE WEST OF THE LOW CENTER...THEN DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE BERING LOW WEAKENS AND TRACKS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THERE IS LITTLE IN THE WAY OF THERMAL ADVECTION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW...SO WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN STEP WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING OUT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF RUSSIA...BUT WILL QUICKLY MOVE EASTWARD AS A STRONG JET PUSHES A FRONT EASTWARD ACROSS THE BERING ON THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE TROUGH CROSSING THE BERING AT THE END OF THE WEEK WILL JOIN UP WITH THE GULF TROUGH OVER THE WEEKEND. THUS...IF THERE IS ANY CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION OVER SOUTHCENTRAL IT WILL COME FROM THE SOUTHEAST...WHICH IS WHAT THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS INDICATE. A SPLIT JET OUT WEST WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE TIMING AND LOCATION OF FEATURES...BUT IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE ANY MAJOR SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 165 170 176 179 180 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB OCT 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 62 hr | |
| Oct 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 62 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.