Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 463, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 6, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Jun 6, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 7, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061110 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 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. PKZ199-070200- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 240 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW 160 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF ADAK BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A 1003 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR COLD BAY AT 1003 MB BY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-070200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-070200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-070200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-070200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-070200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-070200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 061747 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 UPDATED ZONES 170 AND 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070200- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 240 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND OVER EASTERN RUSSIA BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW 160 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF ADAK BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A 1003 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR COLD BAY AT 1003 MB BY MONDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-070200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-070200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-070200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-070200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 945 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-070200- UNALASKA BAY 945 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-070200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-070200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-070200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-070200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 062327 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 6 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. PKZ199-071400- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA + BRISTOL BAY + THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT CROSSES THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-071400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-071400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-071400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUST TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-071400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-071400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-071400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-071400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-071400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-071400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-071400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-071400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071118 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080200- 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL DISSIPATE NEAR COLD BAY SUN NIGHT. ANOTHER 997 MB LOW 150 SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 997 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-080200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ155-080200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-080200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-080200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-080200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-080200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-080200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-080200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-080200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-080200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-080200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-080200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
295 FZAK52 PAFC 072242 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN JUN 7 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. PKZ199-081400- 400 PM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING EARLY MON MORNING. A 998 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ150-081400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-081400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-081400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-081400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-081400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-081400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-081400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-081400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-081400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-081400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-081400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-081400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN JUN 7 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...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 Jun 5, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKDT FRI JUN 5 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LONG-WAVE TROUGH REMAINS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED OVER THE BERING SEA. EMBEDDED VERTICALLY STACKED LOW NORTH OF THE PRIBILOFS IS LIFTING NORTH-NORTHWEST TOWARD EASTERN RUSSIA. A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THIS LOW SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TO THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA...AND IT IS LIFTING NORTHEASTWARD PRODUCING EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS WELL AS A FEW SHOWERS. STRONG WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST DUE TO TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN BERING LOW AND STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW ALONG WITH MIXING DOWN OF STRONGER WINDS FROM ALOFT IN AN UNSTABLE BOUNDARY LAYER ARE ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO THESE STRONG WINDS. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF THE FORECAST. MAIN DIFFERENCES LIE WITH THE LOW TRACKING SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. 12Z GFS AND ECMWF SOLUTIONS ACTUALLY MATCH UP QUITE WELL. HOWEVER...THERE IS A LARGE SPREAD AMONG THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AND VERY POOR RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY WITHIN EACH MODEL. THEREFORE...WILL ONLY TREND TOWARD THIS NEW TRACK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE BULK OF THE SHOWERS WILL FALL OUT AHEAD OF THE TROUGH FROM THE COPPER BASIN TO EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. HOWEVER...PARTIAL CLEARING BEHIND THE TROUGH THIS AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH COOLING ALOFT SHOULD DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE ENOUGH TO TRIGGER A FEW SHOWERS BACK OVER THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. MEANWHILE...THE SURFACE HIGH WILL BUILD NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND INTO THE INTERIOR. THIS WILL SET UP OFFSHORE FLOW WHICH WILL ENHANCE WARMING VIA DOWNSLOPING. THEREFORE...IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY WARM AND DRY WEEKEND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...INCLUDING COASTAL AREAS WHERE THE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL WORK AGAINST THE COOLING EFFECTS OF SEA BREEZES. CLOUDS AND THE THREAT OF SHOWERS WILL RETURN MONDAY AS THE SHORT-WAVE RIDGE MOVES TO INTERIOR ALASKA ALLOWING A TROUGH TO MOVE INTO THE GULF. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST...MAINLY THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...THROUGH TONIGHT AND THE RAPIDLY DIMINISH SATURDAY AS SURFACE HIGH BUILDS IN FROM THE SOUTH. THE MAIN UPPER SHORT-WAVE WILL EXIT THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...OTHER WEAKER WAVES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY...RESULTING IN A CONTINUED THREAT OF SHOWERS. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO BRISTOL BAY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND OVER THE REST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT...PRODUCING CLEARING AND DRYING. THIS WILL LAST INTO SUNDAY...WHICH WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK...BUT THE RIDGE WILL THEN EXIT INTO THE INTERIOR MONDAY AS ANOTHER TROUGH MOVES IN. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...WEATHER OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE UPPER TROUGH. AS THE LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS LIFTS NORTHWARD TO RUSSIA ANOTHER LOW WILL DROP DOWN THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH...MOVING SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY AND DEVELOPING INTO ANOTHER LARGE LOW COMPLEX WHICH WILL AFFECT THE REGION FOR THE WEEK TO COME. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK...MAINTAINING GENERALLY CLOUDY AND WET CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. SOUTHCENTRAL WILL REMAIN ON THE OUTER FRINGE OF THE TROUGH...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR A MIX OF DRY SUNNY DAYS IN BETWEEN UPPER SHORT-WAVES...AND CLOUDIER SHOWERY DAYS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...180. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB JUN 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jun 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jun 5, 8:19 PM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 6, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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