Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 709, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 4, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 7, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041226 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 4 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. PKZ199-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH THU MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA EARLY WED BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY AND WEAKENING. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT EAST OF SHEMYA. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 050056 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH THU. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA EARLY WED AND THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 050107 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 180 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH THU. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA EARLY WED AND THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH THU. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051248 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH THU. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA EARLY WED AND THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051454 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 555 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 UPDATED ZONE 150 155 172 175 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. PKZ199-060300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH THU. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA EARLY WED AND THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 555 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 555 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 555 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 555 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 060018 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH FRI. A 993 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 998 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 .TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 5 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061236 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH FRI. A 992 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 994 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 070006 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF KISKA DEEPENS TO 983 MB SATURDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVES 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY. A NORTH PACIFIC 985 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SATURDAY EVENING REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY AS IT DEEPENS TO 978 MB. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071244 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL INTENSIFY TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR BY SAT NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL EXTEND IN AN ARC TO NEAR COLD BAY THEN SOUTH SOUTHEAST. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WEST OF THE DATE LINE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 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 Nov 3, 2:30 PM AKST, 13 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 3, 2:30 PM AKST, 13 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 230 PM AKST MON NOV 3 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO DO WELL WITH THE FIRST 84 HOURS. AFTER THAT THEY RAPIDLY BREAK DOWN TO THE POINT IT IS HARD TO USE ANY OF THEM. FOR THE SHORT TERM THE GFS IS DOING FINE FOR OVERALL USE. THE NAM MAY BE THE BETTER ONE TO USE FOR THE LOW ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST DUE TO ITS HIGHER TERRAIN RESOLUTION AND PERFORMANCE IN HANDLING THE LOWS SUPPORTED BY GAP AND OUTFLOW WINDS. THE LONGER TERM GFS AND ECMWF ARE VERY ERRATIC WITH THE HANDLING OF THE LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF LATE IN THE WEEK. RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY IS VERY POOR WITH BOTH MODELS. THE MODELS ARE ALSO IN DISAGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER AS WOULD BE EXPECTED WITH SUCH POOR INTERNAL CONSISTENCY. ALL IS NOT LOST HOWEVER. THOUGH IN DISARRAY THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE BOTH INDICATING THE LOW WILL BE WEAKER THAN SOLUTIONS OFFERED UP JUST A DAY OR TWO AGO. IF THIS TREND CONTINUES THE MODELS MAY BE ABLE TO LOCK IN ON A REASONABLE SOLUTION SOON. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...IN THE UPPER LEVELS A TROUGH FROM THE SEWARD PENINSULA THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL STRENGTHEN AND CULMINATE IN A CUT OFF LOW OVER OR JUST SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA BY WEDNESDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MID WEEK AND HELP KEEP THE STORM TRACK SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THE JET STREAM IS SOUTH OF THE AREA AND WILL PULL AWAY EVEN MORE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE SURFACE LOW ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...SNOW IN THE ANCHORAGE AREA WILL TAPER OFF BY THE EVENING WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA WILL SEE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AS THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THEM ASHORE. THE COPPER RIVER BASIN SHOULD ALSO SEE SNOW SHOWERS DIMINISHING THROUGH THE NIGHT. OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA THE FLOW HAS TURNED NORTHWESTERLY AND THERE WILL BE SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN THE COLD ADVECTION OVER THOSE AREAS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...AS DISCUSSED EARLIER THERE IS A LARGE DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. WHAT SEEMS LIKELY AT THIS TIME IS THAT THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE AND SOME LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FROM THE SOUTH OR SOUTHEAST. THIS WILL ACTUALLY CREATE A PATTERN SIMILAR TO WHAT IS OUT THERE TODAY. HOPEFULLY THE MODELS WILL BECOME MORE CONSISTENT AND RAISE THE CONFIDENCE LEVEL. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NOV 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 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.