Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 441, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 9, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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
- May 9, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091116 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 9 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. PKZ199-100200- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN. $$ PKZ150-100200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-100200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-100200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-100200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-100200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-100200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-100200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-100200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-100200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-100200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-100200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-100200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 092301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101400- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON. $$ PKZ150-101400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-101400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-101400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-101400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-101400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-101400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-101400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-101400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-101400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-101400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-101400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-101400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 9 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 101159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 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. PKZ199-110200- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-110200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-110200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-110200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-110200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-110200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-110200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-110200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-110200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-110200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-110200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-110000- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 358 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 101850 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1050 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 UPDATED AREA 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-110200- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1050 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-110200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-110200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-110200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-110200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-110200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-110200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-110200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-110200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-110200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-110200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ179-110000- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 358 AM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 102304 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 10 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. PKZ199-111400- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL DRIFT TO THE NORTHERN BERING BY TUE AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ150-111400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-111400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-111400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-111400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-111400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. PATCHY FOG. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-111400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-111400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-111400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-111400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-111400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-111400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-111400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111136 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-120200- 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT INTO THE NORTHERN BERING SEA BY TUE EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE EVENING. $$ PKZ150-120200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-120200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-120200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-120200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-120200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-120200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE...4 FT BERING SIDE. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-120200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-120200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-120200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-120200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-120200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-120200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
065 FZAK52 PAFC 112302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 11 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. PKZ199-121400- 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1035 MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO THE GULF OF ANADYR BY WED AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN PACIFIC TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA BY WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-121400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ155-121400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-121400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-121400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-121400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-121400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-121400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-121400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-121400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-121400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-121400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-121400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAY 11 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...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 May 8, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 8, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 8 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION... NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE FORECAST WERE NECESSARY FROM THE ONGOING FORECAST...EXCEPT TO INCLUDE MENTION OF INSTABILITY SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CHUGACH...TALKEETNA...AND ALASKA RANGES. THE MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST HINGES ON THE EXTENT THAT THE HUGE RIDGE THAT BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA THIS WEEKEND REMAINS STATIONARY OR SLOWLY RETROGRADES TO THE WEST. GIVEN THE LARGE WAVELENGTH OF THE ASSOCIATED RIDGE IN THE GLOBAL MODELS...WAS INCLINED TO GO WITH HPC GUIDANCE FOR LATE NEXT WEEK IN RETROGRADING THE RIDGE AND ALLOWING COLDER AIR TO SPILL ACROSS THE STATE WITH STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUES TO INDICATE THAT A SURFACE LOW CO-LOCATED WITH A DEEP UPPER LOW RESIDES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA. THIS FEATURE IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY SOUTH AND EAST TOWARDS THE PANHANDLE. CYCLONIC FLOW WITH THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXTENDS AS FAR NORTHWARD AS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE WRANGELL - ST. ELIAS NATIONAL PARK...WHERE LIGHT RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING AROUND THE CORDOVA AREA THIS MORNING. A BUILDING CUT-OFF HIGH IS LOCATED OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY EXTENDING INTO FAR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WITH RIDGING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS HIGH BUILDING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BERING AND INTO THE INTERIOR BEHIND THE UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF. OFFSHORE FLOW ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THE RIDGE HAS KEPT THE BRISTOL BAY REGION MOSTLY CLEAR...BUT THE RIDGE AXIS MOVING A BIT FARTHER EAST TODAY IS BRINGING THE LOW STRATUS CLOSER TO THE WESTERN CAPES. A VERY WEAK SHORTWAVE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA IS BRINGING ONLY A FEW HIGH CLOUDS WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA PROVIDING FOR CONTINUED LOW STRATUS IN WEAK WINDS OVER MOST AREAS. ANOTHER DEEP UPPER LOW IS MOVING SOUTH AND EAST AWAY FROM THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH ASSOCIATED CLOUD COVER CONTINUING TO AFFECT THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... THE MAIN FORECAST PROBLEMS TODAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE WATCHING WINDS PICK UP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY AND SATURDAY AS THE THERMAL TROUGH FROM THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TO THE LOWER SUSITNA RIVER VALLEY SHARPENS AND CAUSES WINDS TO INCREASE THROUGH THE PASSES...INCLUDING TURNAGAIN ARM. IN ADDITION...THE SEA BREEZES ALONG THE COASTLINES HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR AS WELL AS EARLY EVENING SHOWERS ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL MUCH LIKE LAST EVENING...WITH LESSER CHANCES THE FARTHER WEST ESPECIALLY SATURDAY GIVEN UPPER RIDGING IMPINGING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ALASKA RANGE. A SHORTWAVE PASSING TO THE NORTH AND EAST WILL HELP INITIATE SHOWERS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE IN FAR NORTHEAST PARTS OF ZONE 141 SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...FOLLOWED BY PARTIAL CLEARING AS NORTHERLY FLOW IMPARTED BY THE STRENGTHENING RIDGE TO THE WEST CREATES A DOWNSLOPE EFFECT. AS THE WEEKEND COMES TO AN END A SHARP SURFACE TROUGH FORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WITH HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE INTERIOR. WITH THE INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH FOR POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE CHANNELED TERRAIN. SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING...THE CUT-OFF HIGH APPEARS TO RESIDE OVER THE DELTA COASTLINE AREA AND EXPANDS THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK TO INCLUDE NEARLY ALL OF THE BERING SEA. LOW STRATUS APPEARS TO REMAIN A THREAT FOR MOST OF THE BERING UNDERNEATH THE SUBSIDENCE INVERSION...WITH THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND REMAINING MOSTLY CLEAR EXCEPT FOR SOME STRATUS AND FOG NEAR THE COAST. SOUTHERLY FLOW MAY BEGIN TO INCREASE AS A LOW BEGINS TO IMPINGE AND/OR TRY TO SLIDE UNDER THE RIDGE FROM THE WEST...BRINGING STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FOR THE SUNDAY/MONDAY TIME FRAME AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS. HOWEVER...THIS SYSTEM SHOULD NOT REACH AS FAR EAST AS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH MONDAY. THE BIGGEST CONCERN OVER LAND WILL BE FLOODING ISSUES ON THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE GEFS GLOBAL ENSEMBLE MODEL CONTINUES TO DEPICT STRONG CONFIDENCE ON THE UPPER RIDGE EXPANDING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK TO ENCOMPASS MOST OF THE BERING SEA. AS WE HEAD TOWARDS LATE WEEK NEXT WEEK...WITH SUCH A LARGE RIDGE WE SHOULD SEE IT BEGIN TO RETROGRADE WESTWARD...WHICH CHOULD ALLOW A LONGWAVE TROUGH TO IMPINGE ON THE AREA FROM THE EAST AND CONTINUE THE STRONG NORTHERLY OR NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. THUS...CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY HIGH THAT WE SHOULD SEE COOLER AND CONTINUED WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE LATTER HALF OF NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING...141 155 MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. CC MAY 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| May 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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