Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 543, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 11, 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
- Aug 11, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 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 111156 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 11 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. PKZ199-120200- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 60 NM EAST OF ATKA TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 200 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL WED AFTERNOON AT 1007 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR KIPNUK LATE WED NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 250 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-120200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-120200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-120200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-120200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-120200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-120200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE...4 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-120200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-120200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...4 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-120200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE...4 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-120200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-120200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-120200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 112359 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-121400- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 125 NM EAST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB NEAR SAINT GEORGE TUE NIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WED AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 175 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB THU AFTERNOON 175 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL. $$ PKZ150-121400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-121400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-121400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FOG DENSE AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-121400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF COLD BAY...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. E OF COLD BAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-121400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF KUSKOKWIM BAY. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-121400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-121400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-121400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF ATKA...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. W OF ATKA...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SEGUAM ISLAND W...S WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-121400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-121400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF BULDIR ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT. W OF BULDIR ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-121400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-121400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 120021 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 421 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 CORRECTED ZONES 172 AND 176 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. PKZ199-121400- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 125 NM EAST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB NEAR SAINT GEORGE TUE NIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WED AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 175 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB THU AFTERNOON 175 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL. $$ PKZ150-121400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-121400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-121400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FOG DENSE AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-121400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF COLD BAY...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. E OF COLD BAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-121400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF KUSKOKWIM BAY. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-121400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-121400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-121400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SEGUAM ISLAND E...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SEGUAM ISLAND W...S WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-121400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-121400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SHEMYA...S WIND 30 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-121400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-121400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 120122 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 522 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 UPDATED ZONE 175 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-121400- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 125 NM EAST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1003 MB NEAR SAINT GEORGE TUE NIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WED AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 175 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB THU AFTERNOON 175 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL. $$ PKZ150-121400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-121400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-121400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FOG DENSE AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-121400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF COLD BAY...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. E OF COLD BAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-121400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF KUSKOKWIM BAY. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-121400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS TO 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-121400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-121400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SEGUAM ISLAND E...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SEGUAM ISLAND W...S WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-121400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 522 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-121400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SHEMYA...S WIND 30 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-121400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-121400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 121157 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 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. PKZ199-130200- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 45 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM THU NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 30 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 90 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-130200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-130200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-130200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-130200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-130200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-130200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-130200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-130200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN TONIGHT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-130200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-130200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...EAST OF KISKA...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. KISKA WEST...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-130200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-130200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE 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 Aug 10, 2:30 PM AKDT, 13 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 2:30 PM AKDT, 13 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 230 PM AKDT MON AUG 10 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A 1001 MB LOW IS FORMING CURRENTLY IN THE WRANGELL-ST. ELIAS NATIONAL PARK REGION TO THE SOUTH OF A CUT-OFF UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE STATE. THIS FLOW OUT OF THE NORTH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND OFFSHORE INTO THE GULF IS TRANSPORTING RATHER DRY AND CLEAR WEATHER FROM THE INTERIOR OVER THE REGION. THE ONE DOWNSIDE TO THIS PATTERN IS THAT THE SMOKE FROM THE MASSIVE FIRES IN THE INTERIOR IS MAKING ITS WAY SOUTHWESTWARD TO THE WEST OF THE ANCHORAGE AND MAT-SU AREAS...BUT THEN CURVING BACK SOUTHEASTWARD SO AS TO AFFECT THE HOMER AND KODIAK REGIONS. IN THE BERING SEA REGION...A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED YET NARROW UPPER RIDGE CONTINUES TO RESIDE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA. THE SUBSIDENCE INVERSION BELOW THIS FEATURE IS TRAPPING MOISTURE NEAR THE SURFACE AND IS RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD FOG ACROSS THE REGION. OVER MOST OF ZONE 155 AND THE BERING SIDE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA...ONSHORE FLOW FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST IS RESULTING IN VERY LOW STRATUS WITH BASES BELOW 1000 FEET. MEANWHILE...A LARGE UPPER LOW BETWEEN SHEMYA AND THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA CONTINUES TO MOVE LITTLE BUT IS ROTATING DISTURBANCES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC WHICH WILL PLAY A LARGE ROLE IN OUR WEATHER REGIME OVER THE COMING DAYS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... NAM/GFS/EURO MODELS SEEM TO BE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT ON THE TRACK OF THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW THAT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO THE BRISTOL BAY REGION BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS NOT...HOWEVER...GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE STRENGTH OF THIS LOW...AS THE NAM IS STRENGTHENING THIS LOW INTO THE MID 990S WHILE THE EURO AND GFS ARE MUCH WEAKER. USING THE NAM SOLUTION RESULTS IN WIND SPEEDS THAT ARE UP TO 20 KNOTS STRONGER THAN THE GFS...WHICH SEEMS LESS LIKELY TO OCCUR AT THIS TIME. THEREFORE...WENT WITH THE GFS WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN WINDS IN THE GRIDS TO ACCOUNT FOR SOME POSSIBILITY THAT THE NAM COULD BE ONTO SOMETHING. USING THE GFS...WE WILL ALSO NEED TO WATCH FOR POSSIBLE TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPMENT NEAR KODIAK IN THE 72-84 HOUR TIMEFRAME...WHICH IS ALSO HINTED AT BY THE EURO AND TO A LESSER EXTENT BY THE NAM...WHICH KEEPS THAT DEVELOPMENT MORE NORTH OR ALONG THE AKPEN THAN IN THE GULF (BUT WHICH IS DISCARDED AT THIS TIME). CONFIDENCE IN THE MODEL SOLUTIONS IS RELATIVELY HIGH OUT TO 48 HOURS AND THEN LOW TO MEDIUM OUT TO 84 HOURS AND BEYOND. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE... EXPECT TO SEE CONTINUED NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL...RESULTING IN MOSTLY CLEAR AND PLEASANT WEATHER THROUGH TUESDAY. WIND FLOW OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS SHOULD KEEP THE SMOKE AND HAZE FROM FIRES IN THE INTERIOR TO THE WEST OF ANCHORAGE...BUT MAY CONTINUE TO AFFECT AREAS SUCH AS THE SOUTHWESTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND KODIAK. AS THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY...EXPECT TO SEE THE FLOW SWITCH BACK TO THE SOUTH AND WEST...RESULTING IN ONSHORE FLOW...MOISTURE ADVECTION...CLOUDS...AND THE INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA MAINLAND... A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH WILL RESIDE JUST NORTH OF THE REGION...WITH WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE YUKON DELTA REGION THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. BY THAT TIME...THE NEXT DISTURBANCE WILL BE APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST...AND WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE REGION FROM THE SECOND HALF OF WEDNESDAY THROUGH A GOOD PART OF THURSDAY. AKPEN/ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... THE UPPER RIDGE CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA WILL BEGIN BREAKING DOWN AND MOVING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...GIVING WAY TO AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW WHICH WILL USHER ACROSS A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES AND BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER BACK TO MOST OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH THE MEDIUM RANGE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... AN ACTIVE PERIOD OF WEATHER APPEARS ON TAP FOR THE MEDIUM TO LONG RANGE PERIODS...WITH THE APPROACHING UPPER LOW SETTING UP SHOP OVER THE BERING SEA NEAR SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS WILL BRING MOSTLY ONSHORE FLOW...WITH NUMEROUS DISTURBANCES ROTATING AROUND THIS FEATURE BRINGING RAINY CONDITIONS AND AN AUTUMN-LIKE FEEL TO MOST OF THE REGION. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. CASSELL AUG 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Aug 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.