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Storm Warning 132, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Oct 7, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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 7, 2008, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 10, 2008, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 072322 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 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. PKZ199-081400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WED EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT TO 250 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-081400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-081400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-081400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAY AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-081400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ170-081400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-081400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-081400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF ATKA...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. ATKA WEST...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-081400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-081400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-081400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-081400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 081214 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THU. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 969 MB NEAR DUTCH HARBOR THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-090200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-090200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-090200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-090200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-090200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-090200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-090200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT SEAS 6 FT THIS MORNING ATKA WESTWARD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-090200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-090200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-090200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-090200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 081452 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 UPDATED ZONES 160 165 171 172 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THU. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 969 MB NEAR DUTCH HARBOR THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-090200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-090200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 650 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-090200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 650 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT THIS MORNING. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-090200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-090200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-090200- UNALASKA BAY 650 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-090200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 650 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT SEAS 6 FT THIS MORNING ATKA WESTWARD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-090200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-090200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-090200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-090200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 090017 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 135 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB AND MOVE TO 175 NM NORTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND THU MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 982 MB AND MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-091300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-091300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-091300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-091300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-091300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-091300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATER THIS EVENING BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13FT. $$ PKZ171-091300- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATER THIS EVENING BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-091300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-091300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-091300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-091300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KTS. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-091300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATER THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KTS. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 090028 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 425 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 CORRECT 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. PKZ199-091300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 135 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB AND MOVE TO 175 NM NORTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND THU MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 982 MB AND MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-091300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-091300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO S 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-091300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-091300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-091300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-091300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATER THIS EVENING BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13FT. $$ PKZ171-091300- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT LATER THIS EVENING BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-091300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-091300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-091300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-091300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KTS. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-091300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATER THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KTS. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091157 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DRIFT SOUTHWEST AND STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB 150 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 979 MB 175 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK AT 984 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-100200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-100200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-100200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-100200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-100200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-100200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-100200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-100200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-100200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-100200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-100200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRI... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091203 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 402 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 195 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. PKZ199-100200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DRIFT SOUTHWEST AND STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB 150 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 979 MB 175 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK AT 984 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-100200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-100200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-100200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-100200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-100200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-100200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-100200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-100200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-100200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-100200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-100200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 402 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRI... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091225 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 425 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 171 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DRIFT SOUTHWEST AND STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB 150 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 979 MB 175 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK AT 984 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-100200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-100200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-100200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-100200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-100200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-100200- UNALASKA BAY 425 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-100200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-100200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-100200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-100200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-100200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 402 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRI... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091549 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 748 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 UPDATED ZONE 165 180 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. PKZ199-100200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DRIFT SOUTHWEST AND STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB 150 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK THU EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 979 MB 175 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT FRI AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK AT 984 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-100200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-100200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-100200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 748 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-100200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 748 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-100200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-100200- UNALASKA BAY 425 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-100200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-100200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-100200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-100200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-100200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 402 AM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 092318 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 963 MB LOW 230 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THU AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI MORNING. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO 70 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AS IT FURTHER WEAKENS TO 988 MB. $$ PKZ150-101400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-101400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-101400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-101400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-101400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-101400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-101400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-101400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-101400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-101400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-101400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-101400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE 20 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 101149 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 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. PKZ199-110200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR TONIGHT WEAKENS TO 989 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK CITY SAT MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. A WEATHER FRONT THEN MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-110200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-110200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-110200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-110200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-110200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-110200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-110200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-110200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-110200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-110200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-110200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 10 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Oct 7, 1:45 PM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 7, 1:45 PM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
145 PM AKDT TUE OCT 7 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...SHOWERS CONTINUE TO SWIRL AROUND THE
UPPER LOW WHICH IS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA.
A WEAK SURFACE LOW IS CENTERED JUST TO THE EAST OVER WESTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND. THE SNOW THAT FELL OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHCENTRAL HAS RESULTED IN A VERY MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER. THE
COMBINATION OF MOISTURE AND LIGHT WINDS HAS RESULTED IN LOW CEILINGS
AND AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF
SOUTHCENTRAL. COLD AIR ADVECTION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW IS
PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND
REGION.
A WEAK SHORT-WAVE RIDGE IS PROGRESSING EASTWARD INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA HELPING TO GRADUALLY SHUT OFF THE SHOWERS THAT HAVE
DOMINATED THE REGION THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. A WEAK FRONT BEHIND
THE RIDGE IS MAKING SLOW PROGRESSION EASTWARD...BRINGING WARM AND
STABLE AIR WITH IT.
FARTHER UPSTREAM...A TROUGH IS DROPPING DOWN THROUGH THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA. A 160 KT SUBTROPICAL JET SOUTH OF THIS TROUGH IS AIDING
IN DEVELOPMENT OF A SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC. THE
FORMATION OF THIS LOW HAS BEEN ANTICIPATED WITH ALL OF THE
INGREDIENTS COMING TOGETHER TO PRODUCE A MAJOR STORM.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS/ECMWF/UKMET HAVE FINALLY ALL COME INTO
GOOD AGREEMENT WITH HANDLING OF DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW AND ITS
MOVEMENT INTO THE BERING SEA. ALL THREE MODELS ALSO INDICATE
DEVELOPMENT OF TRIPLE POINT LOWS OVER THE EASTERN BERING THURSDAY
AND BARREN ISLANDS REGION THURSDAY NIGHT. THE GFS IS A BIT STRONGER
WITH TRIPLE POINT LOW OVER BARREN ISLANDS...WHICH GREATLY AFFECTS
TURNAGAIN ARM WIND FORECAST. BASED ON STRONG DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL GO WITH THE GFS SOLUTION FOR NOW. THE NAM
IS AN OUTLIER WITH ITS LOW POSITIONS...BUT CAN STILL BE USED AS
GUIDANCE FARTHER FROM THE LOW CENTERS WHERE IT SOLUTION MATCHES
UP WELL WITH THE OTHER MODELS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE UPPER LOW WILL OPEN UP INTO A TROUGH AND SLOWLY
LIFT OFF TO THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. UPPER LEVELS
WILL DRY OUT...BUT LOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN MOIST SO LOW CLOUDS AND
FOG ARE LIKELY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF DRY
SPELL (WITH CLEARING SKIES) WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AS A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE MOVES IN. HOWEVER...CLOUDS WINDS AND
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG SYSTEM OUT WEST WILL MOVE
TO KODIAK ISLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND TO THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL
THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION MAY START AS SNOW...PARTICULARLY INLAND...BUT
MOST PLACES WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO RAIN AS VERY WARM AIR IS ADVECTED
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTH
GULF COAST THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH AN ORIENTATION FAVORABLE
FOR BARRIER JET FORMATION. IF A TRIPLE POINT LOW DOES DEVELOP IN THE
BARREN ISLAND REGION THIS WILL HELP TIGHTEN THE EAST-WEST GRADIENT
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST EVEN FURTHER. CONDITIONS LOOK EXTREMELY
FAVORABLE FOR HIGH WIND WARNING CONDITIONS THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND
TURNAGAIN ARM. OF COURSE A SLIGHT CHANGE IN TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPMENT
OR TRACK COULD CHANGE THAT. FOR NOW WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR
THESE AREAS FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SOUTHWEST ALASKA REMAINS UNDER INFLUENCE OF
UPPER TROUGH CENTERED OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. WEAK WAVES EMBEDDED IN
THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE CLOUDS OVER MUCH OF
THE REGION AS WELL AS A FEW FLURRIES OR SHOWERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THE TROUGH WILL COMPLETELY EXIT LATER WEDNESDAY AS A
SHORT-WAVE RIDGE MOVES OVERHEAD. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY HEAD
DOWNHILL WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALONG THE COAST AND SPREAD INLAND THURSDAY.
STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION ALOFT WILL QUICKLY CHANGE PRECIPITATION
TO RAIN MOST PLACES...ALTHOUGH IT MAY TAKE A LITTLE LONGER TO SCOUR
OUT THE COLD AIR FROM THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...WITH MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN HANDLING OF
NEXT SYSTEM CONFIDENCE LEVEL IS MUCH HIGHER. THUS WILL BEGIN TO ADD
MORE DETAIL INTO LATEST FORECAST AND INCREASE WIND FORECAST ACROSS
THE REGION. EXPECT STORM FORCE WINDS JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT ALONG
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MODELS INDICATE AN 850 MB JET OF
AROUND 75 KT OVER THIS SAME AREA. GRANTED...THIS IS A STABLE WARM
ADVECTION SCENARIO...BUT AFFECT OF COMPLEX TERRAIN WILL AID IN
ACCELERATION OF WINDS AND THIS IS A FAVORABLE DIRECTION FOR WINDS
TO BLOW IN THE DUTCH HARBOR AREA. THEREFORE...WILL ISSUE A HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. MODERATE COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE
LOW WILL PRODUCE STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS MAY REACH HURRICANE FORCE...BUT WILL WAIT
ONE MORE MODEL CYCLE BEFORE UPPING WINDS THAT HIGH.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE BERING SEA LOW COMPLEX WILL TRANSITION
TO THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND...MAINTAINING WET CONDITIONS OVER THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND. MEANWHILE...ANOTHER WEAKER AND LESS AMPLIFIED
SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 101 125. HIGH WIND WARNING 185.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...155 170 171 172 176 179 180.
GALE WARNING 150 160 165 130 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB OCT 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 7, 4:06 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr |
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