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Gale Warning 417, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 20, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 20, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 20, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Apr 22, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 202322
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 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.

PKZ199-211400-
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 994 MB LOW 400 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 998 MB TUE AFTERNOON
200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA THEN DISSIPATES WED OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS. MEANWHILE...A 998 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA
DEEPENS TO 986 MB 250 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVES VERY
LITTLE THROUGH WED.

$$

PKZ150-211400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-211400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-211400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-211400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-211400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-211400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-211400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-211400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT EXCEPT W WIND 20 KT WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-211400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-211400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-211400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-211400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

6 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 211152
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 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.

PKZ199-220200-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 990 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA STRENGTHENS TO 987 MB TUE NIGHT
225 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO 350 NM NORTHWEST OF
SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 994 MB. MEANWHILE...A 
WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE AND THEN
DISSIPATES TUE NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-220200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-220200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SAND
POINT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-220200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-220200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SE 30 KT E OF COLD BAY. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 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. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-220200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-220200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
UNALASKA. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT S 35 KT E OF AKUTAN. SEAS
17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING
SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-220200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT...BECOMING S 25 KT LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-220200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT S 40 KT THROUGH MID MORNING E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN E 
OF ATKA.
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-220200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-220200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
SHEMYA. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-220200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-220200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND 
SNOW IN THE EVENING.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 211632 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
830 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

UPDATED ZONE 170

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.

PKZ199-220200-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 990 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA STRENGTHENS TO 987 MB TUE NIGHT
225 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO 350 NM NORTHWEST OF
SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 994 MB. MEANWHILE...A 
WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE AND THEN
DISSIPATES TUE NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-220200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-220200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SAND
POINT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-220200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-220200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SE 30 KT E OF COLD BAY. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 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. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-220200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-220200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
830 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
UNALASKA. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT S 35 KT E OF AKUTAN. SEAS
17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING
SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-220200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT...BECOMING S 25 KT LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-220200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT S 40 KT THROUGH MID MORNING E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN E 
OF ATKA.
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-220200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-220200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
SHEMYA. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-220200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-220200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND 
SNOW IN THE EVENING.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 212136 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
130 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

UPDATED ZONE 171

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.

PKZ199-220200-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 990 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA STRENGTHENS TO 987 MB TUE NIGHT
225 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO 350 NM NORTHWEST OF
SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 994 MB. MEANWHILE...A 
WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE AND THEN
DISSIPATES TUE NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-220200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-220200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SAND
POINT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-220200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-220200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SE 30 KT E OF COLD BAY. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 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. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-220200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-220200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
830 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
UNALASKA. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT S 35 KT E OF AKUTAN. SEAS
17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING
SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-220200-
UNALASKA BAY
130 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT...BECOMING S 25 KT LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-220200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT S 40 KT THROUGH MID MORNING E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN E 
OF ATKA.
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-220200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-220200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
SHEMYA. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-220200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-220200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND 
SNOW IN THE EVENING.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 212301
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 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.

PKZ199-221400-
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 987 MB LOW 350 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 375 NM NORTHWEST OF
SAINT PAUL THU AFTERNOON AT 995 MB. A 981 MB LOW MOVES TO 250 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...A WEATHER FRONT MOVES
ONTO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA TONIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-221400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-221400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-221400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-221400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-221400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-221400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT
PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-221400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-221400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE.

.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-221400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-221400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-221400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-221400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 220107 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
510 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

UPDATED ZONE 170, 171, 180.

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.

PKZ199-221400-
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 987 MB LOW 350 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 375 NM NORTHWEST OF
SAINT PAUL THU AFTERNOON AT 995 MB. A 981 MB LOW MOVES TO 250 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...A WEATHER FRONT MOVES
ONTO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA TONIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-221400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-221400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-221400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-221400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-221400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
510 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-221400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
510 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT
PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-221400-
UNALASKA BAY
510 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-221400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-221400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-221400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-221400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-221400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 221143
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED APR 22 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.

PKZ199-230200-
400 AM AKDT WED APR 22 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 987 MB LOW 450NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 300NM NORTH OF MEKORYUK
BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A 977MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 130NM SOUTH OF
SHEMYA BY FRIDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-230200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED APR 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-230200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED APR 22 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-230200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED APR 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-230200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED APR 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-230200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED APR 22 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-230200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED APR 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT BERING SIDE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-230200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED APR 22 2009

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-230200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED APR 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-230200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED APR 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT...BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-230200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED APR 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-230200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED APR 22 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT.  
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-230200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED APR 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 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 20, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE STACKED LOWS NEAR KAMCHATKA AND THE GULF WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE STUCK IN BETWEEN DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN TODAY AND HAVE
FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS. A STRONG FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN
AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TODAY WITH GALE FORCE WINDS AND MODERATE
PRECIPITATION. THE TEMPERATURES ARE WARM WITH THIS FRONT AND SHOULD
PUSH SOME ICE NORTH. THE COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW WILL
KEEP SOME SHOWERS OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING BEFORE DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR MOVES IN TOMORROW. WITH THE
LOW IN THE AREA...GAP WINDS TO BE IN THE FORECAST THROUGH TOMORROW.
LONG WAVE PATTERN BEGINNING TO SHIFT TO THE EAST. THE GULF LOW TO
MOVE OVER CANADA TOMORROW WITH THE RIDGE OVER THE BERING SLIDING TO
THE MAINLAND. THE LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA TO PUSH INTO THE WESTERN
BERING TONIGHT.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GREAT AGREEMENT FOR THE TRANSITION OF THE
LONG WAVE PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. SOME TIMING
PROBLEMS ON A SYSTEM PUSHING INTO THE WESTERN BERING EARLY NEXT WEEK.
BUT THAT IS SO FAR OUT RIGHT NOW TO COMMENT. AT THE SURFACE...MOST
MODELS ARE IN GREAT AGREEMENT AS WELL. THE ONLY POTENTIAL FLAW IS
THAT THE GFS STAMPS OUT A TRIPLE POINT LOW ON WEDNESDAY NEAR COLD BAY
AND RIDES IT INTO THE SEWARD PENINSULA THURSDAY. THIS IS MORE
AGGRESSIVE THAN OTHER MODELS. FIND IT HARD TO DISAGREE WITH THIS
SCENARIO SINCE A JET WILL BE RIDING UP THE BACKSIDE OF THE RIDGE OVER
THE MAINLAND AT THIS TIME. THE ENERGY WITH THIS JET WILL MOST LIKELY
PRODUCE A LOW AND AS IT MIXES WITH THE COLDER AIR OVER THE ICE
COVERED NORTHERN BERING IT SHOULD DEEPEN.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTH CENTRAL...
HIGH PRESSURE IN STORE WITH A LOW IN THE SOUTHERN GULF. ENOUGH
INSTABILITY AROUND FOR SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN. SOME WRAPAROUND MOISTURE HITTING KODIAK THIS
MORNING...BUT SHOULD PULL AWAY THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE TO REMAIN IN THE GULF TOMORROW WITH HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN
FROM THE WEST. THIS SHOULD PROVIDE SOME GOOD GRADIENTS FOR WESTERLY
AND NORTHERLY GAP FLOWS. HIGH PRESSURE TO MOVE OVER WEDNESDAY.
HOWEVER...WE WILL BE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE RIDGE. THEREFORE...HIGH
CLOUDS TO MOVE OVER THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY. SOME SHOWERS MAY SPREAD
TO KODIAK WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT. A SECONDARY WAVE TO MOVE AROUND
THE BERING LOW TO BRING RAIN TO SOUTH CENTRAL THURSDAY
AFTERNOON/NIGHT. AS SKIES CLEAR KODIAK ISLAND COULD SEE NEAR-RECORD
WARM TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY.

.SOUTHWEST...
SUNNY CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL TODAY. PROBABLY WILL SEE SOME PATCHY FOG
AGAIN TOMORROW MORNING OVER BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE
FRONT MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO PUSH TO THE COAST TOMORROW
NIGHT. SOME WINDS TO INCREASE ALONG THE COAST AS WELL. PRECIPITATION
TO MOVE INLAND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A LOW TO DEVELOP
ALONG THE FRONT IN BRISTOL BAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PUSH TO THE SEWARD
PENINSULA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL INCREASE PRECIPITATION AND
WINDS IN BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY.

.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
THE FRONT IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING TO THE
COAST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO
TOMORROW MORNING WITH THE FRONT AS A SHORT WAVE TROUGH ROTATES AROUND
THE UPPER LOW. A JET MAX TO ACCOMPANY THIS VORT MAX AS WELL. THE
UPPER LOW TO ROLL EAST AS WELL THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. SHOWERS
TO REMAIN WITH THE LOW CENTER IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BEHIND THE
FRONT THROUGH THURSDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...OVERALL...A BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW TO REMAIN OVER
THE MAINLAND THURSDAY WITH A RIDGE BUILDING FRIDAY FOLLOWED BY A
RETURN TO SOUTHWEST FLOW THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES SHOULD
BE MODERATE OVER THE MAINLAND THROUGH THIS PERIOD WITH SOME RAIN AT
TIMES. NOT MUCH IS EXPECTED TO REACH SOUTH CENTRAL DURING THE FIRST
WAVE WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...CLOUDY AND WET WILL PREVAIL AFTER THAT.
HOWEVER...THE SOUTHWEST SHOULD BE QUITE WET.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 155 165 171 172 179 180 185
         STORM 170
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JN APR 09

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Apr 20, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Apr 21, 8:25 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	8 hr
Apr 21, 1:30 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	3 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.