Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 429, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 30, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 26 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 30, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2009, 6:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 301150 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 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. PKZ199-010200- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A COMPLEX 989 MB LOW NEAR KISKA WILL DISSIPATE 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-010200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-010200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-010200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-010200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-010200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-010200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 302319 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011400- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-011400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-011400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-011400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-011400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-011400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-011400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-011400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-011400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-011400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-011400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-011400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 011137 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-020200- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL DISSIPATE 630 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SAT AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-020200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-020200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-020200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-020200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-020200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-020200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-020200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-020200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-020200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-020200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-020200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 012133 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 130 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 UPDATED ZONES 170 AND 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-020200- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL DISSIPATE 630 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SAT AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-020200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-020200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-020200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-020200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-020200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 130 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-020200- UNALASKA BAY 130 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-020200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-020200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-020200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-020200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-020200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 012315 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-021400- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC SAT AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ150-021400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-021400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-021400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-021400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-021400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-021400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-021400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-021400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-021400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-021400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-021400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-021400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 021145 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-030200- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-030200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-030200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-030200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-030200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-030200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-030200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-030200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-030200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-030200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-030200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-030200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 022304 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031400- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-031400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-031400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-031400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGEST WINDS SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-031400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-031400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-031400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 2 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 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 29, 12:20 PM AKDT, 15 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 12:20 PM AKDT, 15 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1220 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...BLOCKING RIDGE HAS NOW DEVELOPED A CLOSED CENTER WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR FURTHER EROSION OF THE BASE OF THE RIDGE AND EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A PATTERN CHANGE. A STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...AS SEEN IN THE 12Z ANCHORAGE SOUNDING WHERE THE BOTTOM OF THE INVERSION HAS DROPPED TO 3600 FEET. THIS INVERSION IS PREVENTING FORMATION OF ANY CLOUDS...ALLOWING FOR FULL SUN WITH MAXIMUM INSOLATION. A LARGE CLOSED LOW HAS ALSO DEVELOPED WITHIN THE LONG-WAVE BERING SEA TROUGH. A WEAKENING SURFACE LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS NEARLY STATIONARY BENEATH THE UPPER LOW. MOST OF THE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS OCCURRING HALF WAY BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND TROUGH AS MULTIPLE WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE LONG SOUTHERLY FETCH ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN BERING. A SURFACE LOW...WHICH MODELS HAD INDICATED WOULD BE AN OPEN WAVE IS TRACKING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING. THE GRADIENT HAS TIGHTENED UP SIGNIFICANTLY EAST OF THIS LOW RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD GALES ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS AS WELL AS STORM FORCE GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS DID NOT INITIALIZE WELL WITH THE EASTERN BERING LOW WITH ALL SOLUTIONS INDICATING A WEAKER OPEN WAVE. THIS LOW IS WEAKENING AS IT TRACKS OFF TO THE NORTHWEST AND IT WILL BE HEADING TO THE FAR NORTHWEST BERING BY THIS EVENING...SO WONT HAVE A GREAT IMPACT ON THE FORECAST. OTHERWISE...THE MODELS ARE IN SURPRISINGLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THE LOW COMPLEX SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THERE CERTAINLY ARE DIFFERENCES IN THE DETAILS OF LOW POSITIONS...BUT ALL SOLUTIONS ARE GROUPED IN THE SAME AREA AND DIFFERENCES WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE FORECAST. THEREFORE...ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE TO THE EXISTING FORECAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND...MAINTAINING SUNNY AND WARM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A COUPLE DEGREES EACH DAY AS THE RIDGE CENTER MOVES A LITTLE FARTHER NORTH AND WEST TOWARD THE ALASKA INTERIOR...ADVECTING WARMER LOW LEVEL AIR TO SOUTHCENTRAL. UNDER CLEAR SKIES TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP DOWN INTO THE 30S EACH NIGHT. THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS IS SETTING UP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE EAST-WEST PRESSURE GRADIENT ENOUGH TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM...PARTS OF ANCHORAGE...AND THROUGH THE KNIK RIVER VALLEY INTO THE EASTERN MATANUSKA VALLEY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD JUST A LITTLE FURTHER WEST ON THURSDAY...SO WINDS WILL NOT BE AS GUSTY AND SHOULD REMAIN BELOW RED FLAG THRESHOLDS. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SIT OVERHEAD FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...MAINTAINING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EXCEPT FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING SEA BREEZES. FINALLY...STRATUS AND FOG WILL REMAIN OUT OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AND THEN START TO BREAK UP BY THE WEEKEND AS THE RIDGE MOVES FARTHER NORTH AND WEST AND BEGINS TO WEAKEN. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WINDS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA INCLUDING THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING EXITS TO THE NORTHWEST. HOWEVER...A SURFACE WAVE WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY MORNING AND TIGHTEN UP THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ONCE AGAIN...RESULTING IN ANOTHER ROUND OF GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN TIGHT AS A LOW COMPLEX SETS UP TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THIS AREA ON FRIDAY. THIS LOW COMPLEX WILL THEN SINK SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC SATURDAY WHILE THE UPPER RIDGE ELONGATES WESTWARD ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA. THEREFORE...EXPECT WARMING AND DRYING CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA BEGINNING FRIDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AS THE UPPER RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA AND WESTERN CANADA WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEST THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THE BERING TROUGH WILL UNDERCUT IT AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. THIS WILL ALLOW THE LOW COMPLEX ALONG THE ALEUTIANS TO DROP SOUTHEASTWARD THURSDAY AND FRIDAY RESULTING IN A DRYING TREND ACROSS THE REGION. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL ELONGATE OUT OVER THE BERING SEA THIS WEEKEND...MAINTAINING TRANQUIL CONDITIONS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...A NEW PATTERN WILL BE IN PLACE AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK AS THE RIDGE AND TROUGH SWITCH PLACES WITH A WEAK RIDGE SETTING UP OVER THE BERING AND A TROUGH OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS HAVE SHOWN SOME CONSISTENCY IN DROPPING A TROUGH DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC INTO THE NORTHERN MAINLAND...SO COLDER AIR MAY MAKE ITS WAY BACK INTO THE REGION. IN ANY CASE...EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING CLOUDS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AS WE HEAD THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. WEATHER ACROSS THE BERING MEANWHILE LOOKS LIKE IT WILL REMAIN IN A VERY CALM STATE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...150 155 160 165 170 180. FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 111. SEB APR 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 38 hr | |
| Apr 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 38 hr |
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