Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 554, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 26, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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 26, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261154 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 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. PKZ199-270200- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 125 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 977 MB. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY EVENING AND PERSISTS THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ PKZ150-270200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-270200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-270200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-270200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-270200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-270200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-270200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-270200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-270200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-270200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-270200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-270200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 262353 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271400- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 980 MB THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU THROUGH FRI. $$ PKZ150-271400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-271400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-271400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-271400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-271400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-271400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-271400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-271400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-271400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-271400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-271400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-271400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000
FZAK52 PAFC 271203
CWFALU
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 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.
PKZ199-280200-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 979 MB LOW 75 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTH OF
COLD BAY FRIDAY MORNING AT 984 MB. HIGH PRESSURE FORMING OVER THE
WESTERN BERING SEA WILL SPREAD OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND ALASKA
PENINSULA BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
$$
PKZ150-280200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...
.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$
PKZ155-280200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...
.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$
PKZ160-280200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...
.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$
PKZ165-280200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...
.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$
PKZ180-280200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...
.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
$$
PKZ170-280200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$
PKZ171-280200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$
PKZ172-280200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...STORM WARNING TODAY...
.TODAY...EAST OF ATKA...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT.
WEST OF ATKA...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...EAST OF ATKA...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
WEST OF ATKA...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$
PKZ175-280200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...
.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
$$
PKZ176-280200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...
.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
$$
PKZ185-280200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...
.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
$$
PKZ179-280200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...GALE WARNING TODAY...
.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
$$000
FZAK52 PAFC 271500 AAA
CWFALU
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
UPDATED ZONE 171
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.
WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.
PKZ199-280200-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 979 MB LOW 75 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTH OF
COLD BAY FRIDAY MORNING AT 984 MB. HIGH PRESSURE FORMING OVER THE
WESTERN BERING SEA WILL SPREAD OVER THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND ALASKA
PENINSULA BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
$$
PKZ150-280200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...
.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$
PKZ155-280200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...
.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$
PKZ160-280200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...
.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$
PKZ165-280200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...
.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$
PKZ180-280200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...
.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
$$
PKZ170-280200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$
PKZ171-280200-
UNALASKA BAY
700 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING.
LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON.
SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 15 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$
PKZ172-280200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...STORM WARNING TODAY...
.TODAY...EAST OF ATKA...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT.
WEST OF ATKA...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...EAST OF ATKA...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
WEST OF ATKA...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
$$
PKZ175-280200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...
.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
$$
PKZ176-280200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...
.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
$$
PKZ185-280200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...
.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
$$
PKZ179-280200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009
...GALE WARNING TODAY...
.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
$$255 FZAK52 PAFC 272255 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 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. PKZ199-281400- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS EASTWARD THU NIGHT AND FRI. A GULF OF ALASKA LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU NIGHT WILL THEN MERGE WITH THIS LOW AND TRACK BACK TO THE GULF. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ150-281400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-281400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-281400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-281400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF COLD BAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-281400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-281400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HIGHEST SEAS ON BERING SIDE. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-281400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-281400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF ATKA...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. WEST OF ATKA...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-281400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-281400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-281400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-281400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 280121 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 520 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281400- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS EASTWARD THU NIGHT AND FRI. A GULF OF ALASKA LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU NIGHT WILL THEN MERGE WITH THIS LOW AND TRACK BACK TO THE GULF. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING THROUGH SAT. $$ PKZ150-281400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-281400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-281400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-281400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF COLD BAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-281400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-281400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HIGHEST SEAS ON BERING SIDE. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-281400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-281400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF ATKA...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. WEST OF ATKA...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-281400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-281400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-281400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-281400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000
FZAK52 PAFC 281132
CWFALU
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 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.
PKZ199-290200-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 985 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MERGES WITH A LOW TO THE
SOUTH FRI AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS MIGRATES EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEATHER
FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT.
$$
PKZ150-290200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...
.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$
PKZ155-290200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$
PKZ160-290200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...
.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
$$
PKZ165-290200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...
.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
$$
PKZ180-290200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...
.TODAY...SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
$$
PKZ170-290200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...GALE WARNING TODAY...
.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
$$
PKZ171-290200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...GALE WARNING TODAY...
.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$
PKZ172-290200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...
.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
$$
PKZ175-290200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
$$
PKZ176-290200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...
.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
$$
PKZ185-290200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...
.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
$$
PKZ179-290200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...GALE WARNING TODAY...
.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
$$000
FZAK52 PAFC 282027 AAA
CWFALU
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1215 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
UPDATED 155
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.
WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.
PKZ199-290200-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 985 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MERGES WITH A LOW TO THE
SOUTH FRI AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS MIGRATES EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEATHER
FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT.
$$
PKZ150-290200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...
.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$
PKZ155-290200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
1210 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
$$
PKZ160-290200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...
.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
$$
PKZ165-290200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...
.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
$$
PKZ180-290200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...
.TODAY...SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
$$
PKZ170-290200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...GALE WARNING TODAY...
.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
$$
PKZ171-290200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...GALE WARNING TODAY...
.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
$$
PKZ172-290200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...
.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
$$
PKZ175-290200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
$$
PKZ176-290200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...
.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
$$
PKZ185-290200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...
.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
$$
PKZ179-290200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
...GALE WARNING TODAY...
.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
$$000 FZAK52 PAFC 282323 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 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. PKZ199-291400- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW OVER THE CHUKCHI PENINSULA ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-291400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-291400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-291400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-291400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-291400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-291400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-291400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTS TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-291400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-291400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-291400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-291400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-291400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 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 26, 4:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 26 2009 CORRECTION FOR TYPO .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS AND NAM 00Z RUNS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS ON PRIMARY WEATHER FEATURES. THOSE FEATURES ARE A NORTH PACIFIC LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK THURSDAY AND MOVES NORTHWESTWARD TO THE SOUTHERN TIP OF KODIAK ISLAND ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A CENTRAL ALEUTIAN LOW MOVES WELL SOUTH OF COLD BAY ON FRIDAY AS IT STRENGTHENS TO 976 MB. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND CENTRAL BERING SEA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND PERSISTS THROUGH SUNDAY AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST. FORECASTERS THIS MORNING FAVORING GFS SOLUTION IN THEIR VARIOUS PRODUCTS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...MAIN UPPER LEVEL ENERGY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN LOW WHICH DIGS INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC LATER IN THE WEEK WHICH IN TURN ALLOWS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE NORTHWEST COAST OF NO. AM. WILL BLOCK ANY MOVEMENT FURTHER EASTWARD. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...EXPECTING MOISTURE TO MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A RESULT OF SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT. SOUTHWEST ZONES SHOULD NOT EXPECT PRECIPITATION FROM CURRENT CENTRAL ALEUTIAN STORM WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NORTHERN AK PEN ON LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. KODIAK ISLAND CAN EXPECT RAIN BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EXTENDING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...STRONG NE WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. .LONG TERM FORECAST...WITH A GULF OF ALASKA LOW ON THE WEEKEND AND RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOST OF THE ACTIVE WEATHER WILL BE IN SOUTHCENTRAL. RAIN OR SHOWERS IN COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL BUT GENERALLY CLOUDY ON SATURDAY BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY. ON MONDAY A TROUGH FORMS OVER THE BERING SEA AND HENCE TRANSPORTS MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHWEST ZONES BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 155 165 171 176 179 138 STRM 175 172 120 130 132 FIRE WEATHER...GONE UNTIL NEXT YEAR JMP AUG 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Aug 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 26, 4:58 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Aug 26, 12:29 PM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFC | 3 days |
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