Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 372, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 1, 2009, 4:00 AM 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
- Apr 1, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2009, 4:00 PM 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 011149 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-020200- 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR TOKSOOK BAY AT 1008 MB EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A 1013 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 330 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 980 MB BY THURSDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-020200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-020200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-020200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-020200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-020200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-020200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-020200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-020200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-020200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-020200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-020200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 012305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-021400- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW 115 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR TOKSOOK BAY AT 1008 MB WED NIGHT. A 998 MB 400 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WED NIGHT LOW WILL MOVE TO 325 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 980 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-021400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-021400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM DIMINISHING BY EVENING. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-021400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-021400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-021400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-021400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-021400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT... EAST OF ATKA...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FROM ATKA WEST...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-021400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-021400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-021400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-021400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 021155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-030200- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 670 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 600 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 989 MB EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 480 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA BY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-030200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-030200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-030200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-030200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-030200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-030200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-030200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-030200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-030200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-030200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-030200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-030200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 022311 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031400- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO THE GULF OF ALASKA AREA BY FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA SAT. A 972 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 982 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-031400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-031400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-031400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-031400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-031400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-031400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 030825 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1225 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 UPDATED ZONES 150, 155. COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-031400- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO THE GULF OF ALASKA AREA BY FRI AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA SAT. A 972 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 982 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1225 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE WIND 45 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1225 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-031400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-031400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-031400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-031400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-031400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-031400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 2 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031143 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040200- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 987 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-040200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-040200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-040200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-040200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-040200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-040200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-040200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-040200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-040200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-040200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031840 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1040 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 UPDATED AREA 155 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-040200- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH SAT NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 987 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-040200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1040 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-040200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-040200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-040200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-040200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-040200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-040200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-040200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-040200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-040200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 032310 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041400- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM WEST OF ST PAUL AT 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-041400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-041400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-041400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-041400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-041400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-041400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-041400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-041400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SOUTH 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-041400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-041400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-041400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 3 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. $$
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 Mar 31, 3:00 PM AKDT, 13 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 3:00 PM AKDT, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AKDT TUE MAR 31 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A 995 MB LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER 994 MB LOW EVIDENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY IS NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA...MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST. PROGRESSIVE HIGH PRESSURE IS SANDWICHED BETWEEN THESE TWO LOWS. IN THE UPPER LEVELS...A BROAD TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA IS SLOWLY LIFTING NORTHEASTWARD...ALLOWING FLOW TO BECOME INCREASINGLY ZONAL ACROSS THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE GFS IS THE PREFERRED MODEL SOLUTION FOR THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE DUE TO GOOD CONSISTENCY AND INITIALIZATION. MODELS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS RESOLVING THE POSITION AND INTENSITY OF INDIVIDUAL LOW CENTERS MOVING FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. OVERALL CONSENSUS ON THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN IS SATISFACTORY THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL... FAIR WEATHER WILL BE SETTING UP ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS TRANSITORY RIDGING MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THE CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN ON WEDNESDAY IN RESPONSE TO SHORTWAVE IMPULSES PUSHING ACROSS THE AREA...BUT MANY AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY. THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL SEE THE MOST WIDESPREAD SNOW...ALBEIT STILL SCATTERED IN NATURE. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE MOVING INTO KODIAK THURSDAY AS THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS MOVES INTO THE GULF. .SOUTHWEST... GENERALLY BENIGN WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION IN THE SHORT TERM. THE BERING SEA LOW WILL SPREAD SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WESTERN CAPES OF BRISTOL BAY ON WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AKPEN AND BRISTOL BAY ON THURSDAY. WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL LEAD TO A RAIN SNOW MIX ACROSS THE AKPEN...REMAINING SNOW FOR BRISTOL BAY. .BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER THE PRIBILOFS TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING AS THE LOW IN THE BERING MOVES NORTHEAST. AN APPROACHING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ISLANDS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. AS THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF...COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL TURN PRECIPITATION BACK TO ALL SNOW. .LONG TERM FORECAST... PROGRESSIVE FLOW LOOKS TO REMAIN ZONAL ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE EXTENDED. THEREFORE EXPECT PERIODS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER AS LOWS MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN...EVENTUALLY IMPACTING THE MAINLAND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE...132 170 172 175 FIRE WEATHER...NONE NRH MAR 09
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 1, 1:35 AM AKDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 135 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 AKZ145-012000- ...TRACE AMOUNTS OF ASHFALL OVER THE NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IN THE VICINITY OF VALDEZ AND THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN ALONG THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS... THERE ARE TRACE AMOUNTS OF ASH FROM THE REDOUBT ERUPTION TUESDAY AFTERNOON NOW FALLING IN THE VICINITY OF VALDEZ AND MAY FALL THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN ALONG THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. AVOID EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO ASH...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY SENSITIVITIES. PROTECT CRITICAL ELECTRONICS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT FROM CONTAMINATION. THIS STATEMENT WILL ONLY BE UPDATED IF CONDITIONS CHANGE.
Special weather statement, Apr 1, 1:35 AM AKDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...RETRANSMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 135 AM AKDT WED APR 1 2009 AKZ131-141-011330- ...TRACE AMOUNTS OF ASHFALL OVER THE NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IN THE VICINITY OF VALDEZ AND THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN ALONG THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS... THERE ARE TRACE AMOUNTS OF ASH FROM THE REDOUBT ERUPTION TUESDAY AFTERNOON NOW FALLING IN THE VICINITY OF VALDEZ AND MAY FALL THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN ALONG THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. AVOID EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO ASH...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY SENSITIVITIES. PROTECT CRITICAL ELECTRONICS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT FROM CONTAMINATION. THIS STATEMENT WILL ONLY BE UPDATED IF CONDITIONS CHANGE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 31, 5:30 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 31, 5:30 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 31, 5:30 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Apr 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 1, 9:20 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr |
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