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Gale Warning 499, NWS Anchorage, AK

July 15, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 15, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 15, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 17, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 151205
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-160200-
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 994 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 380 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO
250 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-160200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

.TODAY...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-160200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-160200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

.TODAY...W WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-160200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-160200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY ...

.TODAY...FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND WEST...S WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT IN
KUSKOKWIM BAY. SEAS 5 FT....EXCEPT 2 FT IN KUSKOKWIM BAY. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT...STRONGEST SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT...STRONGEST SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-160200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-160200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-160200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-160200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-160200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-160200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-160200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 151205 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
405 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

CORRECTED ZONES 175 AND 180

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-160200-
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 994 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 380 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO
250 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-160200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

.TODAY...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-160200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-160200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

.TODAY...W WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-160200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-160200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY ...

.TODAY...FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND WEST...S WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT IN
KUSKOKWIM BAY. SEAS 5 FT....EXCEPT 2 FT IN KUSKOKWIM BAY. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT...STRONGEST SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT...STRONGEST SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-160200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-160200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-160200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-160200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-160200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-160200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-160200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
752 
FZAK52 PAFC 151306 CCB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
405 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

CORRECTED ZONE 185

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-160200-
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 994 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 380 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO
250 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-160200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

.TODAY...N WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-160200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-160200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

.TODAY...W WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-160200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-160200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY ...

.TODAY...FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND WEST...S WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT IN
KUSKOKWIM BAY. SEAS 5 FT....EXCEPT 2 FT IN KUSKOKWIM BAY. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...SE WIND 15 TO 30 KT...STRONGEST SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT...STRONGEST SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-160200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-160200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-160200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-160200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-160200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-160200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-160200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 152357
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-161400-
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 990 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTHWEST
OF SAINT PAUL FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-161400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-161400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-161400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-161400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-161400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. EXCEPT SE WIND 20 KT SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 30 KT SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 3 FT IN KUSKOKWIM BAY IN THE MORNING.

.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-161400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-161400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-161400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-161400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-161400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-161400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-161400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND FOG.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 161159
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 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.

PKZ199-170200-
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 989 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 170 NM NORTHWEST OF
SAINT PAUL AT 993 MB FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-170200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-170200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...WEST OF SAND POINT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. EAST OF SAND
POINT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-170200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-170200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-170200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-170200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-170200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-170200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-170200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-170200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-170200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 162356
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 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.

PKZ199-171400-
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 988 MB LOW 210 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL BECOME A 996 MB LOW 120 NM
WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-171400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-171400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. EXCEPT SE WIND 30 KT WEST OF SAND POINT THIS
EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-171400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-171400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-171400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-171400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-171400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-171400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-171400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-171400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-171400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 171159
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 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.

PKZ199-180200-
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 991 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE NEAR SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND SAT NIGHT AT 998 MB.

$$

PKZ150-180200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2009

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF
CHIRIKOF ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-180200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W OF SAND POINT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF SAND
POINT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF SAND POINT. 
SEAS 8 FT....EXCEPT 5 FT E OF SAND POINT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-180200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2009

.TODAY...W OF TOGIAK BAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FROM TOGIAK BAY E...VARIABLE WIND TO 10
KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W OF TOGIAK BAY...S WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FROM
TOGIAK BAY E...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-180200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W OF PORT MOLLER...SW WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF
PORT MOLLER...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-180200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
 

$$

PKZ170-180200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2009

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-180200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND TO 25 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND TO 20 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 1O TO 20 KT. E OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-180200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI JUL 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 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 15, 4:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 4:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LOW OVER CANADA IS TRAILING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE ALCAN BORDER
THAT WILL MOVE TOWARD THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE AND THEN INTO THE
COPPER RIVER VALLEY TODAY AS IT DISSIPATES. AHEAD OF AND WITH THE
FRONT THE ATMOSPHERE IS STILL CONDUCIVE TO THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS.
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL IS RAPIDLY WEAKENING AS WE
MOVE INTO A MORE SHOWERY REGIME FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. A TRANSITORY
RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AS A LOW CURRENTLY
AFFECTING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE EARLY WEEKEND. THE
GFS/NAM SOLUTION WAS USED IN THE SHORT TERM...WITH A BLEND TOWARD
GFS/HPC IN THE EXTENDED.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
WEAKENING RIDGE HAS ALLOWED MORE STRATUS TO INFILTRATE SOUTHCENTRAL
THE PAST COUPLE OF MORNINGS. EXPECT THIS TREND TO CONTINUE WITH SOME
CLEARING BY AFTERNOON. AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE ALASKA RANGE
LOOK FOR IT TO TRIGGER MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE COPPER
RIVER AND SUSITNA VALLEYS TODAY. BY THE WEEKEND MODELS ARE INDICATING
A FRONTAL INTRUSION BRINGING SOME WETTING RAIN TO THE COASTAL AREAS
AND EVEN UP INTO THE MAT-SU BY SAT EVENING.

.SOUTHWEST...
SHOWERS FROM A DISSIPATED FRONT WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.
THURSDAY WILL BE RELATIVELY QUIET WITH SOME STRATUS AND FOG ACROSS
THE AREA BEFORE A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW NEAR THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS BRINGS MORE RAIN THU NIGHT AND FRI.

.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
TRAINSITORY HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP CLOUDY AND FOGGY CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE PRIBS AND AK PENN TODAY. THE CURRENT LOW AFFECTING THE
WESTERN BERING AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST TODAY BRINGING
RAIN AND SMALL CRAFT WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
EXPECT LOW CLOUDS AND SHOWERS TO PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

LOOK FOR COOLER..MORE SEASONABLE TEMPS BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND AS A
LONGWAVE TROUGH AFFECTS THE AREA AND THE THERMAL TROUGH SHIFT NORTH
OF THE ALASKA RANGE. EXPECT SHOWERY ACTIVITY WITH SOME STEADY RAIN
MIXED IN BY LATE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALES 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

RW JUL 09

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jul 14, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Jul 15, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Jul 15, 4:05 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC72 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.