Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 507, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 21, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 21, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211201 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 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. PKZ199-220200- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO NEAR PORT HEIDEN AT 981 MB LATE TUE NIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY WEAKENING TO 988 MB NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM LATE WED NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-220200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-220200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-220200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-220200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT . SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-220200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-220200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-220200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-220200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-220200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-220200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-220200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-220200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211207 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 150 AND 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220200- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO NEAR PORT HEIDEN AT 981 MB LATE TUE NIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY WEAKENING TO 988 MB NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM LATE WED NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-220200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-220200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-220200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-220200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT . SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-220200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-220200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-220200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-220200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-220200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-220200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-220200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-220200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211911 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1110 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 UPDATED ZONE 179 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. PKZ199-220200- 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO NEAR PORT HEIDEN AT 981 MB LATE TUE NIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY WEAKENING TO 988 MB NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM LATE WED NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-220200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-220200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-220200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-220200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT . SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-220200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-220200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-220200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-220200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-220200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-220200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-220200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-220200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1110 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. GUSTS DIMINISHING BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 212306 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221400- 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE NEAR PORT HEIDEN TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN TO 988 MB THU MORNING 75 NM SOUTH OF TOGIAK. THE LOW WILL THEN BE ABSORBED INTO A 990 MB LOW THU AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM. $$ PKZ150-221400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HIGHEST SEAS AND STRONGEST WIND SOUTH OF 56N. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-221400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT TOWARD NIKOLSKI. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-221400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-221400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-221400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-221400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 23 FT TOWARD NIKOLSKI. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-221400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-221400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-221400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-221400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-221400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-221400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 220757 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1155 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 UPDATE 155 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. PKZ199-221400- 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE NEAR PORT HEIDEN TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN TO 988 MB THU MORNING 75 NM SOUTH OF TOGIAK. THE LOW WILL THEN BE ABSORBED INTO A 990 MB LOW THU AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM. $$ PKZ150-221400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HIGHEST SEAS AND STRONGEST WIND SOUTH OF 56N. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-221400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1155 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT UNIMAK ISLAND WEST. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-221400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-221400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-221400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-221400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 23 FT TOWARD NIKOLSKI. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-221400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-221400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-221400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-221400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-221400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-221400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 22 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230200- 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 990 MB NEAR PILOT POINT THU MORNING. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 90 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 994 MB LATE THU NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST IN THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-230200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 22 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-230200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-230200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND THIS MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-230200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT WEST OF ATKA. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 8 FT WEST OF ATKA. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 22 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 22 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-230200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-230200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUL 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 20, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL PATTERN CONTINUES TO TRANSITION...WITH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT WAS OVER THE INTERIOR SLIPPING EASTWARD INTO CANADA. A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS LOCATED IN THE EASTERN BERING AND CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS MAINLAND ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE...A NEARLY VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL BERING AND IS MOVING EAST TOWARDS THE MAINLAND. GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN ARE BEING REPORTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. A SURFACE FRONT IS ACCOMPANYING THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THIS SYSTEM AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... IN THE SHORT TERM MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE STRENGTH AND POSITION OF THE BERING LOW. BY THEN END OF THIS WORK WEEK SOME SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES ARISE WITH THE POSITION OF THE LOW...WITH BOTH THE EMCWF AND THE GFS HAVING DIFFICULTY RESOLVING THE LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND SHOWING DIFFERENT PLACEMENT OF THE SURFACE LOW...BUT BOTH SEEM TO AGREE A LARGE AND SLIGHTLY WEAKER LOW WILL BE LOCATED IN THE EASTERN BERING BY THE MIDDLE AND END OF THIS WEEK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL... RAIN WILL BE PREDOMINANT THIS WEEK AS THE BERING LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. WHILE RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE THE MAJOR IMPACT THE FIRST PART OF THE WORK WEEK...A VERY IMPRESSIVE PRESSURE GRADIENT SETS AS THIS LOW MOVES ONSHORE PRODUCING WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM. WINDS SHOULD BE BELOW HIGH WIND WATCH/WARNING CRITERIA...BUT SHOULD BE GUSTING TO NEAR 55MPH. WILL POST A WIND HEADLINE IN THE ZFP TO ADVERTISE THIS...AS WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE IN JULY ARE UNCOMMON AND WILL HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THOSE WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND THREAT ON LAND...GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY ACROSS COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...INCLUDING PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY TO SMALL CRAFT. .SOUTHWEST... WHILE THE WIND THREAT WILL COME LATER IN THE WEEK FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL EXPERIENCE THESE CONDITIONS STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE SURFACE LOW APPROACHES THE MAINLAND SOME POSSIBLE HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM...ALONG WITH GALE FORCE WINDS. WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS AND MAY EVEN GUST TO STORM FORCE. HAVE POSTED A GALE WARNING TODAY FOR THE BRISTOL BAY AREA TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS THREAT. WHILE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG LATER IN THE WORK WEEK...IT APPEARS THAT GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. .BERING AND ALEUTIANS... A CURRENT 995 MB LOW NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND DEEPEN. BY 00Z WEDNESDAY IT APPEARS THIS LOW WILL BE AROUND 975MB AT THE SURFACE AND BRING WITH IT SOME VERY GUSTY WINDS AND RAIN TO THE ENTIRE BERING. BY TUESDAY GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE PREDOMINANT ACROSS MOST OF THE BERING AND ALEUTIAN ARC WITH GUSTS APPROACHING STORM FORCE. NUMEROUS GALE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE AS THE LOW WEAKENS BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK...BUT RAIN WILL REMAIN LIKELY AS SURFACE LOW STALLS NEAR BRISTOL BAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK THE BERING LOW IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN THEN RETROGRADE OUT INTO THE BERING. THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MODELS ON HOW STRONG THIS RETROGRADING LOW WILL BE AND HOW QUICKLY IT WILL MOVE...BUT IT APPEARS THAT MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL EXPERIENCE RAIN AS THIS LOW MOVES OFFSHORE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 120 125 130 132 138 140 150 155 160 170 171 180 351 352 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 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 20, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 20, 9:25 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jul 21, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jul 21, 12:30 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jul 21, 2:44 PM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFC | 7 days |
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