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Gale Warning 410, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 17, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 17, 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.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 17, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 19, 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 171122
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 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.

PKZ199-180200-
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. A FRONT WILL REMAIN ALONG THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH SAT 
NIGHT WITH A 994 MB LOW MOVING NORTH TO 375 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SAT
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-180200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-180200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-180200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT.  
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-180200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-180200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-180200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-180200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-180200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 172313
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 17 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.

PKZ199-181400-
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 987 MB AND MOVE TO 325 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SUN.

$$

PKZ150-181400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-181400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-181400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-181400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-181400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-181400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 5 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 4 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-181400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-181400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-181400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-181400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-181400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-181400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI APR 17 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 181130
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 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.

PKZ199-190200-
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB AND MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-190200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-190200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-190200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-190200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-190200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-190200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-190200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-190200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF ATKA. SEAS 6
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-190200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-190200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO
11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-190200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.  
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-190200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 181522 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
720 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

CORRECTED AREA 172

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.

PKZ199-190200-
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB AND MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-190200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-190200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-190200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-190200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-190200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-190200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-190200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-190200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF ATKA.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-190200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-190200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO
11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-190200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.  
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-190200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 182318
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 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.

PKZ199-191400-
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE
TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MON.

$$

PKZ150-191400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-191400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE
MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-191400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-191400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-191400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-191400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-191400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-191400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-191400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-191400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-191400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WEST OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.  
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-191400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 191130
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 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.

PKZ199-200200-
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH SUN
NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN MORNING
AND THEN MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-200200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-200200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-200200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT.  
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-200200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-200200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-200200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
UNALASKA ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-200200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-200200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...ATKA W...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. E OF ATKA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-200200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-200200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-200200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT.  
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-200200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE 
FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 192307
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 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.

PKZ199-201400-
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 986 MB LOW 370 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES WEST AND WEAKENS SUN
NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 1002 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK MONDAY
MORNING MOVES TO 490 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 984 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-201400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-201400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-201400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-201400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-201400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-201400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-201400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-201400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-201400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-201400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.

.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-201400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-201400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 16, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKDT THU APR 16 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
BIG PICTURE IS A STACKED LOW IN THE GULF WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
OVER THE BERING. AN UPPER LOW WEST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MAKING
A OMEGA TYPE PATTERN. SHORT WAVE TROUGHS ARE ROTATING AROUND THE LOWS
IN THE GULF AND WEST OF KAMCHATKA. THESE ARE BRINGING STRONGER WINDS
AND SOME AREAS OF PRECIPITATION TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND AROUND
THE GULF COAST OF ALASKA. VERY MINIMAL AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION TO
REACH INLAND LOCATIONS IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. A MODERATE PRESSURE
GRADIENT RESIDES BETWEEN THE BERING HIGH AND GULF LOW. THE RESULT IS
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND ALONG THE
WESTERN COAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION THROUGH LONG TERM...
MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SUNDAY WITH THE OVERALL
PATTERN OF TROUGH RIDGE TROUGH. THE TIMING AND ACTUAL BREAKDOWN OF
THIS FLOW STARTS TO TAKE PLACE MONDAY AND IS DEBATABLE ON THE PUSH OF
THE RIDGE EASTWARD. THE GFS IS A BIT FASTER WITH PUTTING THE RIDGE
OVER THE MAINLAND. THIS IS TYPICAL THOUGH AND PREFER A SLOWER EC
SOLUTION. OVERALL...NOT THAT MUCH DIFFERENCE BUT THE SLOWER PUSH OF
THE RIDGE IS PREFERRED. IN THE SHORTER TERM...THE NAM AND GFS
DISAGREE ON THE LITTLE FEATURES ROTATING AROUND THE GULF LOW. THIS IS
THE BASIS OF DIFFERENCES AT THE SURFACE AS WELL. PREFER THE MORE
BROAD BRUSH AFTER TODAY SINCE TIMING CAN BE DIFFICULT.

IN DETAIL...A SHORT WAVE IS MOVING OFF THE ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY AND
RE-ENFORCING THE GULF LOW. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE TO COME OUT OF THE
ARCTIC TOMORROW AND FEED INTO THE GULF LOW AS WELL SATURDAY. EACH
WAVE BRINGS SOME COLD AIR AND WITH IT AN INCREASE IN THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT FROM THE GULF LOW AND BERING HIGH PRESSURE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTH CENTRAL...THE LOW COMPLEX IN THE GULF OF ALASKA TO FEED THE
GULF COASTAL COMMUNITIES CLOUDS AND RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
PRECIPITATION ACTIVITY TO BECOME MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE AFTER
TONIGHT. THE TIMING OF INCREASED WINDS OR PRECIPITATION WILL BE
DIFFICULT DUE TO THE NUMEROUS SHORT WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE LOW IN
THE GULF. THE CURRENT WAVE ROTATING AROUND THE LOW TO BRING SOME
ORGANIZED RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE COAST TO KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT. THE
WINDS WILL ALSO BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR GALE WARNINGS. AFTER THIS...MOST
SHORT WAVES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE WEAKER. MOST INLAND LOCATIONS WILL
BE PARTLY CLOUDY. HOWEVER...THE COPPER RIVER BASIN COULD SEE SOME
SHOWERS IN THE SOUTHEAST FLOW AT TIMES. THIS WILL LIKELY BE CONFINED
TO SOUTH AND EAST OF GULKANA.

.SOUTHWEST...DRY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROW IN SOUTHWEST
ALASKA EXCEPT IN THE AKPEN. THE NORTHERLY FLOW TO KEEP CLOUD COVER
AND SHOWERS ON THE BERING SIDE OF THE AKPEN AND EXTREME EASTERN
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH TO PUSH SOUTH THROUGH THE
MAINLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING A FEW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY AN
INCREASE IN WIND SPEED. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT CURRENTLY BRINGING SOME
GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO RELAX A BIT AS THE LOW IN THE GULF WEAKENS THEN
PICK UP A BIT AGAIN TOMORROW.

.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING WITH SOME
CLOUDINESS ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IN NORTHERLY FLOW. THE HIGH
PRESSURE TO REMAIN THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. GUSTY NORTHERN WINDS TO
REMAIN IN THE EASTERN BERING AS LOW PRESSURE REMAINS IN THE GULF.
HOWEVER...THE LOW IN THE GULF WEAKENS OVER TIME. THE ONLY ORGANIZED
PRECIPITATION ACTIVITY WILL BE WITH A FRONT PARKED OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS. THE FRONT WILL PULSE AS WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGH RIDE
THROUGH IT THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. WINDS WILL BE NEAR OR ABOVE GALE
FORCE THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THE FRONT WILL PUSH EASTWARD BEGINNING
SUNDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
RIDGE IN THE BERING AND LOW IN THE GULF TO REMAIN THROUGH SUNDAY. THE
LOW WEST OF KAMCHATKA TO MOVE EAST SUNDAY AND INTO THE WESTERN
BERING. THIS WILL PUSH THE FRONT THAT WAS PARKED OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS IN TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MONDAY AND TO THE WEST COAST
TUESDAY. THE LOW IN THE GULF TO PUSH INTO CANADA DURING THIS TIME
FRAME. IN GENERAL...THE BERING TO GET WETTER WHILE THE MAINLAND DRIES
OUT A BIT. THE RIDGE TO STAY OVER THE MAINLAND THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW TO BE OVER THE MAINLAND LATER NEXT WEEK WITH AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE BERING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE...120 130 132 176
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JN APR 09

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 16, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 16, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 16, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Apr 17, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Apr 17, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.