Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 442, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 13, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 13, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 132320 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 13 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. PKZ199-141400- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 13 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL MOVE OVER NORTHERN ALASKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN BERING THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 13 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-141400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 13 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-141400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 13 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-141400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 13 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-141400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-141400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 13 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-141400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 13 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-141400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-141400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-141400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-141400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 13 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-141400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 141200 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150200- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SHIFT EAST AND BE OVER THE EASTERN BERING BY FRI EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN BERING THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-150200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-150200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-150200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-150200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-150200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-150200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE...3 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT PACIFIC SIDE...3 FT BERING SIDE. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-150200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-150200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-150200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-150200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-150200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF 177W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-150200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 142312 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 14 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. PKZ199-151400- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1004 MB LOW 825 NM SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 994 MB AS IT MOVES 320 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA SAT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST BERING WILL TRACK TO THE EASTERN BERING LATE SAT. $$ PKZ150-151400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-151400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-151400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-151400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-151400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-151400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-151400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-151400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-151400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-151400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-151400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-151400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 14 2009 .TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 151209 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160200- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... .A 990 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR 380 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST BERING WILL TRACK TO THE EASTERN BERING LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-160200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-160200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-160200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-160200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-160200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-160200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-160200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-160200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-160200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-160200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-160200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-160200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 152315 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 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. PKZ199-161400- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A GALE FORCE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING SUN. $$ PKZ150-161400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-161400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-161400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-161400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-161400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-161400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-161400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-161400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-161400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-161400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-161400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-161400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...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 13, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 13, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKDT WED MAY 13 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE BIGGEST ISSUE IN THE FORECAST PROCESS TODAY IS THE PROGRESSION OF THE EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF THE WEATHER SYSTEM IN THE FAR WEST PACIFIC AND ITS TIMING IN BREAKING DOWN THE RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA RIDGE PAST FRIDAY. GENERALLY...PREFERRED TO STICK MORE WITH THE EXISTING SLOWER MOVEMENT EASTWARD RATHER THAN LEAN TOWARDS THE NEW GFS WHICH BREAKS DOWN THE RIDGE MORE QUICKLY. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... ALOFT...NORTHWESTERLY FLOW DOMINATES HIGH ABOVE MOST OF THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...EXCEPT FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE ALEUTIANS WHERE EASTERLY FLOW PERSISTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE UPPER HIGH OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING SEA. A SHORTWAVE IS MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW AND IS CURRENTLY APPROACHING THE ALASKA RANGE FROM OVER THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY...BUT ITS ONLY EFFECTS ON THE WEATHER THUS FAR ARE TO PRODUCE SOME THIN WISPY CIRRUS. AT THE SURFACE...MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA IS ENJOYING ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A THERMAL TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN INTO THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. LOW STRATUS IS HANGING TIGHT JUST OFFSHORE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN THE NORTHERN GULF...EXCEPT AT KODIAK WHERE FOG AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED RECENTLY. NORTHEASTERLY FLOW AT THE SURFACE PERSISTS ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER VALLEY AND DELTA REGION AROUND THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE EASTERN TIP OF THE SIBERIAN PENINSULA. THIS OFFSHORE FLOW IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FAIR SKIES OVER THE SOUTHWEST COASTLINE...BRISTOL BAY...AND THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA...WITH A WEAK WEATHER FRONT DRAPED IN AN EAST-WEST FASHION ALONG OR JUST NORTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN BETWEEN A 999 MB NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC LOW AND A 988 MB LOW NORTHEAST OF JAPAN IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC OCEAN. THIS FRONT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME CLOUDS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. OTHERWISE...LOW STRATUS DOMINATES A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL BERING SEA EXTENDING DOWN THROUGH MOST OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN UNDERNEATH THE SUBSIDENCE INVERSION ALOFT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES WILL PROGRESS SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. THE SECOND OF THESE WHICH MOVES ACROSS LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG THE CHUGACH AND WRANGELL-ST.ELIAS MOUNTAINS. THE THIRD SHORTWAVE BEGINS TO TRY TO PINCH OFF INTO A CLOSED LOW FRIDAY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND WILL BRING INCREASED POPS TO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREAS PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SOUTH AND WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... THERE HAS NOT BEEN MUCH CHANGE TO THE GOING FORECAST...WITH MOSTLY OFFSHORE FLOW KEEPING SKIES FAIR ALONG AND NEAR BRISTOL BAY OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS. THE BIG QUESTION IS FIGURING OUT THE PROGRESS OF THE NEXT SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST WILL CALL FOR SLOWER PROGRESS EASTWARD OF THE FRONT THAN THE LATEST RUNS OF THE GFS...WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW TO GALE FORCE PICKING UP IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AND THEN ENTERING THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... LAST NIGHTS GEFS ENSEMBLE MODELS RELATIVE MEASURE OF PREDICTABILITY TOOL SHOWS LITTLE PREDICTABILITY FROM SUNDAY ONWARD...AND THIS IS LIKELY DUE TO THE POOR HANDLING OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE RIDGE BREAKDOWN IN THE BERING SEA BY THE GFS MODEL IN PARTICULAR. HOWEVER...THERE IS HIGH PREDICTABILITY THAT A RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...SO THE FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH ARE LIKELY TO BE IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA OR ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COASTLINE SOMETIME MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BRINGING AN INCREASED CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO THE STATE DEPENDING ON THE STRENGTH AND EVOLUTION OF THE LOW/TROUGH. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING...155. MARINE...GALE...176. 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 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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