Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 488, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 2, 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
- Jul 2, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 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 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. $$
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985 FZAK52 PAFC 022303 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031400- 400 PM AKDT THU JUL 2 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW ABOUT 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF ST PAUL AND DEEPEN TO 987 MB LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 550 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND TO 60N 166E SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A NEW 1005 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 300 NM SOUTH OD DUTCH HARBOUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ 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 Jul 1, 1:45 PM AKDT, 14 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 1:45 PM AKDT, 14 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 145 PM AKDT WED JUL 1 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY...WHEN SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO EXIST. LARGEST DISAGREEMENTS ARISE OVER THE STRENGTH AND POSITION OF A LOW IN THE BERING SEA...THERE REMAINS LITTLE CONSISTENCY IN THE SOLUTIONS....FROM BOTH THE GFS AND THE EUROPEAN...SO CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST FOR THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA. A VERY LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXPANDS FROM RUSSIA INTO THE PACIFIC WITH AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING IN ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. A VERTICALLY STACKED SURFACE LOW IS LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL BERING WHICH CONTINUES TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA A QUIET DAY IS IN STORE. RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD IN ACROSS THE REGION RESULTING IN SUBSIDENCE AND CALM WEATHER. SUNNY SKIES WILL BE COMMON UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON WITH HAZE BEING COMMON DUE TO SINKING MOTION UNDER THE RIDGE AND WARM SURFACE TEMPERATURES. 12Z SOUNDING SHOWS VERY WARM 850MB TEMPS...AROUND 7 DEGREES C... WHICH SHOULD INHIBIT MOST THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THERE WILL STILL BE SOME SCATTERED TERRAIN INDUCED THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THE MOUNTAINS BUT DUE TO WEAK UPPER LEVEL FLOW THUNDERSTORM MOVEMENT WILL BE VERY SLOW. SOME LOW CLOUDS AND FOG CONTINUE TO MOVE JUST OFFSHORE FROM PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TOWARDS THE KENAI PENINSULA. WHILE THESE CLOUDS HAVE REMAINED OFFSHORE SO FAR TODAY...AM CONCERNED WITH THE LATEST SATELLITE IMAGES SHOWING FOG MOVING NORTH UP COOK INLET. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THESE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG AND UPDATE AS NEEDED. WEST ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS VERTICALLY STACKED LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE VERY SLOWLY. THIS SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN BUT THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS. BY THEN END OF THE WORK WEEK IT APPEARS THAT ANOTHER SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE ALEUTIANS...INCREASING WIND AND CHANCES FOR PRECIP. STARTING TODAY IT APPEARS THAT GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE BERING SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... BEYOND FRIDAY THE CONFIDENCE OF PLACEMENT AND STRENGTH OF THE BERING LOW BECOMES VERY LOW. MODELS HAVE HAD VERY LITTLE RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY WITH THIS FEATURE. A COLD FRONT WILL TRAIL THIS LOW AND STALL OUT ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY AREA BY FRIDAY. DEPENDING ON HOW THE LOW EVOLVES AND MOVES WILL DETERMINE HOW FAR EAST AND HOW STRONG THIS FRONT WILL BE BUT AT CURRENT TIME BELIEVE IT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER BRISTOL BAY. IT APPEARS BY THE WEEKEND A SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WHICH COULD BRING SOME SHOWERS TO THE REGION FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY. .FIRE WEATHER... YESTERDAY CAME CLOSE TO 30 PERCENT RH CRITERIA IN ZONE 161. TODAY WILL ONCE AGAIN BE A CLOSE CALL...BUT NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO ISSUE ANY FIRE WEATHER HEADLINES AT THIS TIME. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE WARNING 170 172 185 180 165 FIRE WEATHER...NONE TARALDSEN JUL 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.