Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 545, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 11, 2009, 5:22 PM AKDT. It was in force for 23 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, 5:22 PM AKDT (01:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 12, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 121157 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130200- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 45 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM THU NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 30 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 90 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-130200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 121239 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 435 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 CORRECTED FOR SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130200- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 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. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 121717 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 917 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-130200- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 45 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM THU NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 30 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 90 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-130200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 121901 CCC CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 UPDATES 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. PKZ199-130200- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 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 1100 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KTS. SEAS 7 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. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 122351 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 172 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-131400- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1004 MB LOW 90 NM WEST OF BETHEL WILL DISSIPATE 50 NM SOUTH OF NOME THU MORNING. A 997 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1002 MB LOW 60 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-131400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-131400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WEST OF COLD BAY TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-131400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-131400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...BECOMING S 25 KT FROM COLD BAY W TOWARDS MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES COLD BAY W TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W OF PORT MOLLER...SW WIND 20 KT. E OF PORT MOLLER...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W OF PORT MOLLER...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF PORT MOLLER...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-131400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 .TONIGHT...S OF CAPE MENDENHALL...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF CAPE MENDENHALL...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S OF CAPE MENDENHALL...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. N OF CAPE MENDENHALL...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E LATE. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S OF CAPE MENDENHALL...S WIND 15 KT. N OF CAPE MENDENHALL...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-131400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-131400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-131400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S $$ PKZ175-131400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-131400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-131400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT....EXCEPT 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-131400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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 11, 5:00 PM AKDT, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 5:00 PM AKDT, 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AKDT TUE AUG 11 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE SHORT TERM KEEPING THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IN EASTERN ALASKA THOUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE RIDGE OVER THE BERING PUSHES IT TO THE NORTH SLOPE WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...THE KAMCHATKA LOW TO ROTATE INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THE STRONG SHORT WAVE ROTATING AROUND THE KAMCHATKA LOW TO MOVE THROUGH THE BERING TONIGHT AND TOMORROW BEFORE CROSSING THE MAINLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING PRECIP BACK TO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE UPPER LOW TO SETTLE INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRIDAY. AT THE SURFACE THE GFS IS SLOW ON THE LOW CROSSING THE ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. EVEN THE NAM IS A BIT SLOW. THEREFORE...MOST PRECIPITATION WILL START EARLIER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT FOR MOST AREAS IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. CONSEQUENTLY...PRECIP WILL END SOONER TO THE WEST OF THE LOW. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A 996 MB LOW IS CROSSING THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN NEAR ADAK THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMAL GALE FORCE WINDS ARE CIRCLING IT AND SHOULD THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AS THE LOW WEAKENS AS IT HEADS TOWARD THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. ANOTHER LOW IS SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AS WELL AND WILL CROSS ATTU ISLAND TOMORROW. CLEAR SKIES OVER MUCH OF THE MAINLAND HAS LED TO A DECK OF STRATUS ALONG THE COAST OF BERING. A COLD UPPER LOW OVER EASTERN ALASKA BRINGING SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. SHOWERS EXTEND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST EAST OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS. WINDS ARE LIGHT MOST EVERY ELSE OUTSIDE OF THE LOWS IN THE BERING AND NORTHERN PACIFIC. .ALOFT...A DEEP CLOSED LOW EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH A 100 KT JET ROUNDING IT AND SUPPORTING THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE SURFACE LOW NEAR ADAK THIS AFTERNOON. THE SHORT WAVE TO PUSH THE RIDGE IN THE BERING EAST. THE RIDGE WILL FLATTEN OVER THE GULF AS IT RUNS INTO THE UPPER LOW OVER EASTERN ALASKA. THE KAMCHATKA LOW TO ROTATE EAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL... MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES DOMINATING MUCH OF THE MATSU VALLEY DOWN THROUGH ANCHORAGE AND TO THE WESTERN KENAI WITH DRY NORTHERLY FLOW. HOWEVER...A COLD UPPER LOW CREATING ENOUGH INSTABILITY FOR SHOWERS IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST EAST OF THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAIN CHAINS. THE LOW TO WEAKEN AND LIFT NORTH TOMORROW. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME FRAME. A FRONT WILL PUSH TO KODIAK ISLAND TOMORROW WITH A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING NEAR THE ISLAND AS WELL TOMORROW NIGHT. SHOWERS WILL SPREAD FROM KODIAK ISLAND TOMORROW AFTERNOON NORTH IN THE EVENING. AFTER THIS INITIAL PUSH OF MOISTURE...THE FLOW WILL REMAIN MOIST AND FROM THE SOUTHWEST FOR THURSDAY. SHOWERS WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD THURSDAY AS THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH AS WELL. A SECONDARY LOW TO MOVE TO KODIAK FRIDAY WITH SOME DRYING TO THE NORTHERN SUSITNA AND COPPER RIVER BASIN WITH SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. SATURDAY WILL DRY OUT A BIT AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND PASSES INTO THE YUKON. COASTAL LOCATIONS SHOULD REMAIN WET THOUGH. .SOUTHWEST... THE DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL BE REPLACED BY A MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WEDNESDAY. EXPECT STRATUS THAT IS IN PLACE OVER THE EASTERN BERING TO DISSIPATE TOMORROW AS A FRONT WORKS TO THE COAST TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WINDS TO INCREASE AS WELL WITH THE FRONT. PRECIP WILL WORK TO THE AKPEN LATE TONIGHT AND MAKE ITS WAY TO THE COAST TOMORROW. DO NOT EXPECT ANY PRECIP FURTHER INLAND UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WITH THE UPPER LOW AND SURFACE LOW REMAINING IN THE BERING...MOIST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. PRECIP WILL WANE A BIT SATURDAY. WE COULD SEE SHOWERS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP IN THE APKEN REGION AS EARLY AS TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE MAINLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. .BEING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... LOW CROSSING THE ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON EAST OF ADAK AND HEADED TOWARD THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. STRATUS IN PLACE OVER THE EASTERN BERING TO BE SHOVED ASIDE AS THIS LOW WORKS TO THE NORTH AND EAST. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING NOW TO WORK TO THE WEST COAST. JET SUPPORT TO WEAKEN AS THE LOW MOVES FARTHER FROM THE PARENT STACKED LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING. THE LOW WILL THEREFORE WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING TOMORROW. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE STACKED LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING THURSDAY AND SETTLE IN THE EASTERN BERING FRIDAY. SOME MODERATE WINDS TO ACCOMPANY THIS LOW AS IT HAS AMPLE JET SUPPORT ROTATING AROUND THE BASE OF THE LOW. SHOWERS TO REMAIN ACROSS THE ENTIRE BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN WITH THIS LOW. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE GFS AND ECMWF AGREE ON THE IDEA SETTLING THE CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING THIS WEEKEND BEFORE PROGRESSING ONCE AGAIN IN THE LATE WEEKEND EARLY NEXT WEEK. THEREFORE...THE MAINLAND WILL BE UNDER A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH MANY SHORT WAVES ROTATING THROUGH. THE PROGRESSION STARTS AS A RESULT OF PHASING UP WITH A POLAR LOW MOVING INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN NORTH OF ALASKA. THIS WOULD PUT MUCH OF THE BERING AND MAINLAND UNDER COLD NORTHERLY FLOW AND A TROUGH AXIS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STATE. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 170 172 FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN AUG 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 12, 6:19 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Aug 12, 9:05 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Aug 12, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 22 hr |
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