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Gale Warning 712, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 7, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 7, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 9, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 080009 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES 50 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 977 MB LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY ON MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 081259 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM SUN NIGHT AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...WIND BECOMING NW 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 082356 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 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. PKZ199-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW OVER SAND POINT MOVES TO 175 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN SUNDAY NIGHT AT 975 MB AND THEN TO 75 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING THOUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAND POINT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. W OF SAND POINT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091219 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR AKHIOK MON MORNING. A 981 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 45 NM NORTH OF NELSON LAGOON SUN AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR 90 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM MON NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA THROUGH THE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091234 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 155 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. PKZ199-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL DISSIPATE NEAR AKHIOK MON MORNING. A 981 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 45 NM NORTH OF NELSON LAGOON SUN AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB NEAR 90 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM MON NIGHT. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA THROUGH THE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 092357 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF PILOT POINT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND STRENGTHENS TO 973 MB LATE TUESDAY MORNING. A SECONDARY 985 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THIS AFTERNOON MOVES WESTWARD AND MERGES WITH THE PARENT LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY LATE MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Nov 6, 5:00 PM AKST, 23 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 5:00 PM AKST, 23 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKST THU NOV 6 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SUNDAY. THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL HEAD NORTH TOWARD YAKUTAT AND MAKE LANDFALL TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY FRIDAY. MODELS ALSO INDICATE ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SEWARD TONIGHT AND PERSIST NEAR THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH SATURDAY. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. HIGH PRESSURE AT ALL LEVELS IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA PERSISTS. AT THE SURFACE...A LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF IS MOVING NORTH TOWARD THE ALASKA COASTLINE. RAIN AND SNOW FROM THE STORM IS FALLING MAINLY OVER THE JUNEAU FORECAST AREA BUT IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD WEST INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...RAIN AND SNOW FROM THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TONIGHT THEN CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS AS THE OLD CENTER MOVES INTO NORTHWEST CANADA AND WEAKER LOW DEVELOPS SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN TO DEVELOP NEAR CORDOVA TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE COAST THROUGH FRIDAY TONIGHT UNTIL AN UPPER RIDGE MOVES INTO THE GULF SATURDAY. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA...PARTLY CLOUDY AND COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE STORM NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY WITH WIND, RAIN AND SNOW SPREADING INTO THE AK PEN FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO KODIAK ISLAND THE BRISTOL BAY SATURDAY. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY. SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SATURDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE SURFACE LOW NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL GRADUALLY MOVE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY MONDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE BERING SEA COAST WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. A GOOD SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND WILL MOVE MOIST MARITIME AIRMASS INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 175 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. JMP NOV 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 53 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.