Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 451, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 30, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 30, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 301140 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310200- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL DISSIPATE WHILE REMAINING STATIONARY THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO NEAR ATKA AT 991 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-310200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-310200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-310200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-310200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-310200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-310200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE MAINLY S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE...4 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-310200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-310200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. ELSEWHERE...SW TO SE WIND 15 KTS. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 20 KTS. SEAS 7 FT. STRONGEST WINDS AND HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-310200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-310200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-310200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-310200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 302312 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-311400- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 991 MB LOW CENTERED ABOUT 175 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL PERSIST THROUGH THROUGH MONDAY. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IN BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING MOVES NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN NIGHT AND WEAKENS. A SECOND FRONT ENTERS BRISTOL BAY SUN NIGHT AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND WEAKENS ON MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-311400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-311400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-311400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-311400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-311400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-311400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-311400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-311400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-311400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-311400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-311400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-311400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 302347 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ199-311400- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 991 MB LOW CENTERED ABOUT 175 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IN BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING MOVES NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN NIGHT AND WEAKENS. A SECOND FRONT ENTERS BRISTOL BAY SUN NIGHT AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND WEAKENS ON MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-311400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-311400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-311400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-311400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-311400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-311400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-311400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-311400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-311400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-311400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-311400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-311400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 310032 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 420 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 CORRECTED UPDATE TIME COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-311400- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 991 MB LOW CENTERED ABOUT 175 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IN BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING MOVES NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN NIGHT AND WEAKENS. A SECOND FRONT ENTERS BRISTOL BAY SUN NIGHT AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND WEAKENS ON MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-311400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-311400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-311400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 420 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-311400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 420 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-311400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-311400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-311400- UNALASKA BAY 420 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-311400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-311400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-311400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-311400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-311400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 310020 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 520 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 UPDATED ZONES 160 165 171 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. PKZ199-311400- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 991 MB LOW CENTERED ABOUT 175 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IN BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING MOVES NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUN NIGHT AND WEAKENS. A SECOND FRONT ENTERS BRISTOL BAY SUN NIGHT AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND WEAKENS ON MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-311400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-311400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-311400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 520 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-311400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 520 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-311400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-311400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-311400- UNALASKA BAY 520 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-311400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-311400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-311400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-311400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-311400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 311116 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010200- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATKA AT 993 MB MON NIGHT. A SERIES OF FRONTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL IMPACT THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-010200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-010200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-010200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-010200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-010200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-010200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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 29, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKDT FRI MAY 29 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... ON THE LARGE SCALE...MEAN UPPER LOW PRESSURE ENCOMPASSES THE STATE...EXTENDING FROM THE ALEUTIANS NORTHEAST INTO THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES OF CANADA. GETTING MORE DETAILED...THERE IS A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF THE WEST/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDING EAST ALONG THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE AKPEN. OVER THE MAINLAND...TWO UPPER LEVEL LOWS ARE PRESENT...ONE CENTERED OVER NORTON SOUND AND THE OTHER OVER THE YUKON. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS PRESENT OVER THE NORTHERN BERING AND OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. A PATTERN CHANGE IS IN STORE...WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BUILDING NORTH INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF AND YUKON. THE LOW PRESSURE COMPLEX CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL STRENGTHEN TO ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE BERING...WITH A SOUTHERLY JET ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TROUGH BRINGING RAIN FURTHER NORTH INTO THE WESTERN MAINLAND. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT...ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE MADE A CHANGE REGARDING THE RIDGE POSITION. THE MODELS ARE NOW KEEPING THE BUILDING RIDGE A LITTLE FURTHER EAST INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF AND YUKON FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...WHICH WOULD KEEP MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA ON THE WET/WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE. THE ECMWF FIRST HAD THIS EASTWARD TREND WITH THE 12Z RUN YESTERDAY...AND BEGINNING WITH THE 0Z MODEL RUNS LAST NIGHT...ALL OTHER MODELS HAVE LATCHED ON. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS WHICH HAS BEEN JUST UPSTREAM OF MAINLAND SOUTHCENTRAL WILL FINALLY PUSH THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTH INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF AND YUKON...WHILE A SOUTHERLY JET MOVES NORTH INTO THE WESTERN GULF/SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BRINGING WITH IT ABUNDANT RAINFALL. SOUTHCENTRAL WILL BE RIGHT IN BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW. RIGHT NOW...IT LOOKS LIKE FROM LATE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY MOST OF THE RAIN WILL BE FROM ANCHORAGE WEST...WITH GENERALLY DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS FURTHER EAST INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. ALSO...EXPECT INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THE STRONGEST BEING THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SOUTHWEST MAINLAND... LIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL QUICKLY BE REPLACED BY MOIST...STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING. EXPECT WIDESPREAD RAIN AND WINDY CONDITIONS SATURDAY INTO AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... MEAN LOW PRESSURE WILL RESIDE OVER THE ALEUTIANS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH SEVERAL INDIVIDUAL SURFACE LOWS ROTATING AROUND THE MEAN UPPER LEVEL LOW. THE BERING/NORTH PACIFIC TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...BRINGING RAIN FURTHER NORTH TO THE PRIBILOFS AND DRIER NORTHERLY FLOW TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... SOME MODEL DISAGREEMENT EXISTS REGARDING THE TRACK OF INDIVIDUAL LOWS IN THE EXTENDED...BUT GENERALLY THE MODELS AGREE ON THE PATTERN PERSISTING OF MEAN LOW PRESSURE IN THE BERING/ALEUTIANS ON THE WEST LEG OF AN OMEGA BLOCK...AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND YUKON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING ZONES 150 155 172 175 413 414. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. FOISY MAY 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 62 hr | |
| May 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 62 hr | |
| May 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 62 hr | |
| May 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 50 hr | |
| May 30, 11:55 AM AKDT | Fire Weather Watch | AFC | 20 hr |
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