Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 425, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 27, 2009, 4:00 AM 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 27, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2009, 4:00 AM 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 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. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 272305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281400- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. A FRONT OVER THE FAR EASTERN BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AND THEN MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING WED. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-291400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 291150 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED APR 29 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. PKZ199-300200- 400 AM AKDT WED APR 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL DISSIPATE 30 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WED AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU MORNING WILL BECOME A 983 MB LOW SOUTHEAST OF ATKA THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED APR 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-300200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED APR 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-300200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED APR 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-300200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED APR 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-300200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED APR 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-300200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED APR 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-300200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-300200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED APR 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-300200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED APR 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-300200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED APR 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT N 30 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT N 30 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-300200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED APR 29 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-300200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED APR 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N 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 27, 3:50 AM AKDT, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 3:50 AM AKDT, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 350 AM AKDT MON APR 27 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE GFS IS THE ONCE AGAIN THE PREFERRED MODEL IN THE SHORT TERM...WITH THE NAM USED OVER LAND AREAS IN THE IMMEDIATE SHORT TERM WHERE ITS ENHANCED SPATIAL RESOLUTION WAS BENEFICIAL IN GENERATING GRIDS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA NORTHWARD ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER AREA CONTINUES. MEANWHILE...WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA ASSOCIATED WITH A MID-LEVEL TROUGH IS BRINGING MOSTLY CLOUDS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. IN BETWEEN THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA...STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW IS PUMPING LOTS OF MOISTURE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA...BRISTOL BAY...AND INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THIS REGION IS ALSO IN THE FAVORABLE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF A 300-MB LEVEL JET STREAK...AND A STATIONARY FRONT CONTINUES TO RESIDE UNDERNEATH THIS FEATURE AT THIS SURFACE...PROVIDING A FOCUS FOR WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION. ELSEWHERE...WEAK RIDGING IS LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN DIMINISHING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM...AND THUS EXPECT TO SEE CONTINUED SLACKENING OF THE WINDS. SOUTHERLY FLOW TODAY WILL RESULT IN PRECIPITATION CONTINUING MOSTLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH JUST ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. OTHERWISE...AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION...EXPECT MOSTLY TRANQUIL WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION...THOUGH THE POSSIBILITY OF FOG AND/OR LOW STRATUS WILL BE MENTIONED OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...AND PARTS OF COOK INLET REGION UNDERNEATH A NOCTURNAL SUBSIDENCE INVERSION NEAR THE SURFACE AND WITH MOISTURE ADVECTION FROM THE GULF WATERS. WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING UP APPRECIABLY UNDER SUNNY SKIES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WILL NEED TO MONITOR WINDS ALONG COASTAL LOCATIONS FOR SEA BREEZES. OTHERWISE...EXPECT MOSTLY DRY AND CLEAR WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WEST OF THE ALASKA/ALEUTIAN RANGES... THE BIG ISSUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS FIGURING OUT WHERE EXACTLY THE MOISTURE PLUME SETS UP. FOR TODAY...EXPECT TO SEE RAINFALL CONTINUING WITH HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION FALLING FROM THE CENTRAL ALASKA PENINSULA NORTHWARD THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY UP TOWARDS MCGRATH. AS THE RIDGE BUILDS TOWARDS THE WEST AND STRENGTHENS TOWARDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AN UPPER TROUGH APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY BEGINS DIGGING TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THIS EVENING. THUS...THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BACK TO SOUTHEASTERLY AND DIRECT THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION FROM OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA NORTHWARD ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGION BEGINNING TODAY. THIS REGION OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL THEN GRADUALLY SHIFT WESTWARD TO MOSTLY OVER THE BERING SEA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS AS WE HEAD TOWARDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BERING SEA AND THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN...THE AFOREMENTIONED NEXT SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE REGION WILL ENTER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN OVERTAKE THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH UNSETTLED WEATHER. THE GFS AND ECMWF MODELS FORECAST A POTENTIALLY POTENT SHORTWAVE WITH ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW MOVING ALONG IN THE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS OR SOUTHERN AKPEN INTO THE BERING SEA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY...BUT THIS STILL BEARS WATCHING TO FIGURE OUT HOW EXACTLY THE FLOW ORIENTS ITSELF GIVEN RELATIVELY POOR CONSISTENCY OF THE STRENGTH AND ORIENTATION OF THE TROUGH OVER THE WESTER BERING/ALEUTIANS. IF IT VERIFIES...HOWEVER...THERE COULD BE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WITH GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... HIGH PRESSURE WILL LIKELY STILL BE IN CONTROL OF THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN PART OF THE REGION FROM THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TAKE CONTROL OF THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA...THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN...AND THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN BEGINNING FRIDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY MEAN SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW IS LIKELY ACROSS MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA MAINLAND...WITH THE BEST CHANCES OF UNSETTLED WEATHER FROM THERE DOWN THROUGH THE ALEUTIANS. MOSTLY FAIR WEATHER WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE VICINITY LOOKS POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY FOR MOST OF THE EASTERN DOMAIN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE...172 175 176 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| 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 | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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