Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 485, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 1, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 011212 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-020200- 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE 50 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA THU MORNING. A LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATKA AT 993 MB THU MORNING WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF ST. MATTHEW ISLAND AT 990 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-020200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-020200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-020200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-020200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-020200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-020200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-020200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...EAST OF ATKA...S WIND 25 KT. WEST OF ATKA...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...EAST OF ATKA...SE WIND 30 KT. WEST OF ATKA...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...EAST OF ATKA...SE WIND 35 KT. WEST OF ATKA...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-020200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-020200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-020200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-020200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 012336 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-021400- 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL DRIFT NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATE 100 NM NE OF SHEMYA THU MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 996 MB THU AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH TO 500 NM NW OF ST PAUL BY FRI MORNING AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ150-021400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-021400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-021400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-021400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-021400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-021400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-021400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-021400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-021400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-021400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-021400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 45 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-021400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 021205 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-030200- 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR ATKA AT 988 MB THU NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN RAPIDLY MOVE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRI. $$ PKZ150-030200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-030200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-030200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-030200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-030200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-030200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-030200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-030200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-030200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-030200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-030200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-030200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
985 FZAK52 PAFC 022303 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031400- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW ABOUT 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF ST PAUL AND DEEPEN TO 987 MB LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 550 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND TO 60N 166E SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A NEW 1005 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 300 NM SOUTH OD DUTCH HARBOUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-031400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-031400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-031400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-031400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EAST OF ATKA. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-031400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-031400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 030130 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031400- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW ABOUT 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF ST PAUL AND DEEPEN TO 987 MB LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 550 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND TO 60N 166E SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A NEW 1005 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-031400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-031400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-031400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-031400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EAST OF ATKA. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-031400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-031400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 030821 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031400- 1220 AM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE 100 NM WEST OF ST PAUL AND DEEPEN TO 987 MB LATE THUR NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN 550 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL FRI AFTERNOON. A 1005 MB LOW WILL MOVE 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-031400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-031400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-031400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-031400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-031400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EAST OF ATKA. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE EVENING THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-031400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-031400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-031400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031158 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 3 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. PKZ199-040200- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 LOW MB 250 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB 550 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL BY SAT AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 994 MB BY SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ150-040200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-040200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-040200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF DILLINGHAM. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-040200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-040200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-040200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-040200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 20 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-040200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-040200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-040200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-040200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 032305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041400- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 280 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES INTO EASTERN RUSSIA TONIGHT AND SLOWLY WEAKENS. A 998 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SATURDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 993 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-041400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-041400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-041400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-041400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALONG THE COAST DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-041400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-041400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-041400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-041400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-041400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-041400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-041400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 30, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKDT TUE JUN 30 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION... IN THE SHORT TERM MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT.IT APPEARED YESTERDAY THAT THERE WAS FINALLY SOME CONSENSUS IN THE LONG TERM ON THE PLACEMENT AND STRENGTH OF A LOW IN THE BERING SEA...BUT THE LATEST RUN OF THE GFS ONCE AGAIN SEEMS TOO AGGRESSIVE AND HAS BEEN VERY INCONSISTENT FROM RUN TO RUN. ON THE OTHER HAND...THE EUROPEAN HAS BEEN MORE CONSISTENT WITH THIS FEATURE...SO ARE FAVORING THAT SOLUTION IN THE LONG TERM. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE AMPLIFIED PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. A VERY LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS PRESENT STRETCHING FROM EASTERN RUSSIA ACROSS TO THE GULF OF ALASKA. EMBEDDED IN THIS OVER ALL TROUGH IS A NEARLY VERTICALLY STACKED LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN THE WESTERN BERING. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND EXTENDS INTO THE ALASKAN INTERIOR. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA A THERMAL RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD AND IS SLOWLY HEATING UP THE UPPER LEVELS. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN TODAY...AS THERE IS STILL SOME INSTABILITY...BUT WILL LIKELY BE CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS. 12Z SOUNDING INDICATES VERY WEAK AND VARIABLE WINDS ALOFT. STORMS THAT DO FORM WILL ONCE AGAIN MOVE VERY SLOWLY...CREATING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ALONG THE MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...AS SUBSIDENCE FROM THE RIDGE IS NOT QUITE STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPRESS ALL CONVECTION. TO THE WEST A SURFACE LOW CONTINUES MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING. WHILE THE SURFACE LOW IS NOT PARTICULARLY IMPRESSIVE THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD CREATING AN AMPLIFIED PATTERN. GUSTY WINDS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BERING...BUT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW GALE FORCE THROUGH THURSDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... CONFIDENCE IN THE LONG TERM HAS BEEN REDUCED BY THE LATEST GFS RUN. WILL TREND TOWARDS THE EUROPEAN SOLUTION FOR NOW BUT SERIOUS DIFFERENCES IN THE STRENGTH AND POSITION OF A LOW MOVING INTO THE BERING EXIST. AT PRESENT TIME IT APPEARS A STRONGER LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA NORTH INTO THE BERING SEA. A NEARLY STATIONARY COLD FRONT WILL SET UP NEAR BRISTOL BAY AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH FRIDAY. CONTRASTING THIS LOW...THE RIDGE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD. THIS RIDGE SHOULD KEEP THE COLD FRONT FROM MOVING EAST OF BRISTOL BAY...AND WILL ALSO DECREASE PRECIP CHANCES ACROSS THE REGION. IT APPEARS THAT SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA MAY HAVE A WARM AND DRY FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO GENERATE GALE FORCE WINDS STARTING FRIDAY. THE EXACT STRENGTH OF THE WIND DEPENDS ON HOW THE LOW EVOLVES...AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SYSTEM. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE TARALDSEN JUN 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Jul 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jul 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.