Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 424, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 26, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 262322 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 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. PKZ199-271400- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 170 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE PACIFIC TO NEAR SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-271400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT S 15 KT FROM KING COVE W. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT S 10 KT FROM KING COVE W. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT S 10 KT FROM KING COVE W. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-271400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-271400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-271400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-271400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-271400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-271400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-271400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-271400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-271400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-271400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 271145 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280200- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1005 MB LOW NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE IN THE NORTHERN CHUKCHI SEA MON AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO NEAR ATTU TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ150-280200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-280200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF SAND POINT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-280200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-280200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-280200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-280200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...4 FT BERING SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-280200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-280200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF ATKA. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-280200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-280200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT INCREASING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-280200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-280200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 272305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 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. PKZ199-281400- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. A FRONT OVER THE FAR EASTERN BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AND THEN MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING WED. $$ PKZ150-281400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-281400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-281400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-281400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-281400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 40 KT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-281400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-281400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-281400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-281400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-281400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-281400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-281400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290200- 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WILL BECOME A 985 MB LOW NEAR AMCHITKA WED NIGHT. THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE WHOLE OF THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-290200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-290200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-290200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE...4 FT BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE...4 FT BERING SIDE. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-290200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-290200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-290200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 282311 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 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. PKZ199-291400- 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 85 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES TO 220 NM SOUTH OF ATKA THU AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WED MORNING AND DISSIPATES WED AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW WILL FORM 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-291400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-291400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-291400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-291400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-291400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR HEADLANDS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT NEAR HEADLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-291400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-291400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-291400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-291400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-291400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-291400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-291400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 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 26, 4:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 4:00 AM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 26 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE GENERALLY IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENCY THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THE GFS WAS USED MAINLY OVER MARINE AREAS IN THE SHORT TERM WITH A LEAN TOWARDS THE NAM FOR THE LAND AREAS DUE TO ITS ENHANCED SPATIAL RESOLUTION IN THE IMMEDIATE SHORT TERM. FOR THE EXTENDED PERIODS...THE EXISTING FORECASTS WERE PREFERRED SO FEW CHANGES WERE MADE BEYOND TUESDAY. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... MOST OF OUR VAST FORECAST AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY IS EXPERIENCING UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND RIDGING ALOFT LOCATED OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND A 981 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A CO-LOCATED MID-LEVEL TROUGH JUST NORTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IN THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW IS SERVING TO TRANSPORT PLENTY OF MOISTURE INTO THE STATE...WITH TEMPERATURES WARM ENOUGH IN MOST PLACES FOR THE PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS RAIN. A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE ALASKA RANGE ARE EXPERIENCING LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING. PRECIPITATION APPEARS TO BE MOST WIDESPREAD OVER THE MAINLAND WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...WHERE A NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED FRONT IS JUXTAPOSED WITH A NORTH-SOUTH JET STREAK ALOFT...CONTRIBUTING TO ENHANCED LIFT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SLIGHTLY NORTH AND WESTWARD ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TODAY FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN DIMINISHING PRECIPITATION FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. ALSO...WITH CONTINUED LOW PRESSURE WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST...EXPECT TO CONTINUE TO SEE STRONGER WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH BLOWING THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY WEAKENING. HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT TO SEE PRECIPITATION WITH SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW PROVIDING FOR GOOD UPSLOPE CONDITIONS. BY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...EVEN UPSLOPE PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ALL THE WAY INTO SOUTHCENTRAL FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST. THEREFORE...WARMER TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S WITH POSSIBLY A FEW READINGS IN THE LOWER 60S FOR PARTS OF SOUTHCENTRAL LOOK POSSIBLE FOR TUESDAY. WEST OF THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGE...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS GRADUALLY BUILDS OVER THE EAST AND A STRONG TROUGH DIGS TO THE SOUTH TOWARDS THE GULF. THUS...THE FLOW WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY BACKED THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AREA...DUE TO SYNOPTIC SCALE LIFT AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BE LOCATED ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGIONS. ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL LIFT NORTHWARD AND WEAKEN TODAY...WITH ONLY SHOWERS REMAINING OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC BEGINS TO BRING PRECIPITATION TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN POSSIBLY REACHES THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON TUESDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE STATE FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...AND THEN BEGINS TO WEAKEN A BIT NEXT WEEKEND AS LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS WILL MEAN BROAD EASTERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE AREA...WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND FAIR WEATHER OVER THE MAINLAND AND GENERALLY UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE...150 155 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. CC APR 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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