Gale Warning 439, NWS Anchorage, AK

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.  

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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. 

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
110 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...STRONG CLOSED BLOCKING RIDGE IS
NEARLY STATIONARY ALONG THE ALASKA/YUKON BORDER. BERING/NORTH
PACIFIC TROUGH IS NOW STARTING TO UNDERCUT THE RIDGE WHICH WILL
ALLOW THE RIDGE TO BUILD WESTWARD. THIS TREND IS ALREADY EVIDENT
IN SATELLITE IMAGERY WITH CLEARING SKIES FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA. MULTIPLE UPPER WAVES AND SURFACE LOWS ARE
EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LARGE TROUGH OUT WEST. THE TIGHTEST PRESSURE
GRADIENT REMAINS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN BERING
SEA WHERE WIDESPREAD SOUTHEASTERLY GALES ARE BEING OBSERVED.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH
THE WEEKEND SO ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO CURRENT FORECAST WILL BE MINOR.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SURFACE RIDGE WILL SET UP ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST ONCE AGAIN TODAY WHICH WILL PRODUCE SOME LOCALLY GUSTY
WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN SIMILAR PLACES TO
YESTERDAY...SUCH AS TURNAGAIN ARM AND SOUTH TO WEST ANCHORAGE AS
WELL AS THE KNIK RIVER VALLEY. PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE A LITTLE
WEAKER THAN YESTERDAY...SO WINDS SHOULD ALSO BE WEAKER. NONE THE
LESS...WILL COME CLOSE TO MEETING RED FLAG WARNING CRITERIA...BUT
IF CONDITIONS ARE MET THEY WILL BE ISOLATED AND BRIEF. TEMPERATURES
ARE GENERALLY RUNNING A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN 24 HOURS AGO...SO
EXPECT MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES TO ALSO REACH A FEW DEGREES HIGHER THAN
YESTERDAY.

THE SURFACE HIGH WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND THEN REMAIN OVERHEAD
FRIDAY...SO WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHTER AND MORE VARIABLE. A VERY WEAK
OFFSHORE WIND WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT WHICH MAY JUST BE ENOUGH TO KEEP
THE STRATUS OFFSHORE...BUT WILL NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON IT. THE
UPPER RIDGE WILL ELONGATE WESTWARD ACROSS INTERIOR ALASKA FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY PRODUCING LOW LEVEL WARMING ACROSS THE REGION WHICH WILL
CAUSE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES TO RISE A BIT MORE...REACHING INTO THE
LOWER 70S FOR SOME INLAND LOCATIONS. HIGHER PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
FIRMLY INLAND THROUGH SATURDAY ENSURING A WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW WHICH
COULD AID IN FURTHER WARMING VIA DOWNSLOPING AND HELPING TO
COUNTERACT SEA BREEZES...ALTHOUGH IT WONT BE NEARLY STRONG ENOUGH
TO PREVENT SEA BREEZE FORMATION. THE INLAND RIDGE WILL WEAKEN
SIGNIFICANTLY BY SUNDAY WHILE AN ELONGATED TROUGH SETS UP SHOP
SOUTH OF THE GULF. A VERY TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN WILL SET UP
WITH THERMAL TROUGH IN THE INTERIOR AND RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST. DESTABILIZATION OF THE AIRMASS WILL BRING A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS...MAINLY ALONG THE MOUNTAINS...AND THE BUILDING COASTAL
RIDGE WILL ONCE AGAIN RAISE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS DUE TO LIKELIHOOD
OF GUSTY WINDS.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD WESTWARD TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY...PUSHING ALL OF THE MOISTURE OUT INTO THE EASTERN BERING.
A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL QUICKLY ENSUE AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL WILL STRENGTHEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
WHICH MEANS ANY SEA BREEZE THAT DOES DEVELOP WILL BE VERY LIGHT
SO EVEN COASTAL AREAS WILL SEE A DECENT WARM UP. THERMAL TROUGH
WILL BECOME WELL DEFINED ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE OVER THE WEEKEND
AND THE AIRMASS COULD BECOME DESTABILIZED ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A FEW
SHOWERS...ALTHOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE A LIMITING FACTOR...SO WILL
MAINTAIN A DRY FORECAST FOR NOW.

ALASKA PENINSULA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE DRYING CURRENTLY ONGOING
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE
EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
MEANWHILE...THE UPPER LOW COMPLEX WILL BEGIN TO SINK SOUTH AND
EASTWARD...WITH THE BULK OF PRECIPITATION MOVING OUT OF THE BERING
REGION BY SATURDAY. WEAK RIDGING WILL PROVIDE TRANQUIL CONDITIONS
UNDER BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW BEGINNING SUNDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS HAVE LOCKED INTO PATTERN
CHANGE FOR NEXT WEEK WITH TROUGH SETTING UP OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
AND THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND A RIDGE OVER THE BERING. THERE IS
GAINING CONFIDENCE IN A TROUGH DROPPING DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC INTO
THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE...USHERING SOME COLDER AIR BACK
SOUTHWARD. THE BULK OF THIS WILL STAY NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
BUT STILL EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
WITH SOME COLD ADVECTION AS WELL AS MORE CLOUDINESS. WEATHER ACROSS
THE BERING SEA REGION LOOKS TO REMAIN DRY AND CALM.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 150 155 160 165 170 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB APR 09