Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 560, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 27, 2009, 5:20 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 27, 2009, 5:20 PM AKDT (01:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 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 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
000
FZAK52 PAFC 281132
CWFALU
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.
WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.
PKZ199-290200-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 985 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MERGES WITH A LOW TO THE
SOUTH FRI AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS MIGRATES EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEATHER
FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT.
$$
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 27, 1:45 PM AKDT, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 1:45 PM AKDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 145 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...STRONG RIDGES ARE POSITIONED OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC/WESTERN BERING AND OVER THE WESTERN U.S. TWO SIGNIFICANT LOWS ARE EMBEDDED WITH IN THE HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH IN BETWEEN...THE FORMER TYPHOON (WHICH IS STILL A STORM FORCE LOW) IS DROPPING SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND A SLIGHTLY WEAKER LOW IS TRACKING NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WITH A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM SPREADING OUTWARD ACROSS THE GULF AND TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL. THE LATEST QUIKSCAT IMAGE (AROUND 1720 UTC) SHOWS MAX GALES TO MIN STORMS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS...BUT THESE WINDS ARE VERY SLOWLY DIMINISHING AS THE STORM TRACKS SOUTHEASTWARD. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW IS TRACKING WESTWARD ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA PRODUCING A SOLID LINE OF SHOWERS. SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA IS CURRENTLY IN A BREAK BETWEEN THIS TROUGH WHICH MOVED THROUGH OVERNIGHT AND THE APPROACHING SYSTEM...ALTHOUGH CLOUDS AND RAIN ARE RAPIDLY APPROACHING FROM THE GULF AND CONDITIONS WILL HEAD DOWNHILL THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE EASTERN COPPER BASIN AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT-TERM WITH ONLY MINOR DIFFERENCES IN POSITIONS/STRENGTH OF LOWS AND FRONTS. THEREFORE...AFTERNOON PACKAGE WILL REFLECT FINE-TUNING OF FORECAST WITH NO MAJOR CHANGES. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE OCCLUDED FRONT WILL QUICKLY MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS COASTAL SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRIDAY. THIS SHOULD BRING SOME RAIN TO MOST LOCATIONS TONIGHT...WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RAIN ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE UPPER CLOSED LOW OPENS INTO A TROUGH AND ROTATES ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. THE GULF LOW WILL MERGE WITH THE FORMER TYPHOON AND THEN MOVE BACK INTO THE GULF AS A LARGE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW ON SATURDAY. EASTERLY WAVES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE UPPER FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH SATURDAY. ON SUNDAY...MODELS INDICATE A TROUGH/FRONT DROPPING DOWN THROUGH INTERIOR ALASKA...BUT THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW FAR SOUTH IT WILL ACTUALLY DROP...SO FOR NOW WILL INCLUDE JUST A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE NORTHERN TIER OF SOUTHCENTRAL. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE SURFACE TROUGH MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING AS IT RUNS INTO THE BERING RIDGE. DRY NORTHERLY FLOW WILL THEN DOMINATE THROUGH FRIDAY ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE GULF LOW AND THE DEPARTING ALEUTIAN LOW. THE BERING RIDGE WILL BUILD TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA OVER THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MAY BE CLIPPED BY ENERGY MOVING OVER TOP OF THE RIDGE ON SUNDAY. FOR NOW WILL JUST INCLUDE A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR THIS AREA. .BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING STORM THROUGH FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH WITH A STEADY BUT GRADUAL WEAKENING TREND. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE BERING REGION THE LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER THROUGH SATURDAY. A TROUGH WILL SWING OUT OF RUSSIA SATURDAY AND START TO PUSH THE RIDGE SOUTH AND EASTWARD ALLOWING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS INDICATE A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN BERING SUNDAY MOVING TO MAINLAND ALASKA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD WATCH ZONE 141. MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 132 155 165 170 171 172. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB AUG 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 27, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Aug 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Aug 28, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Aug 28, 10:35 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Aug 28, 10:35 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Aug 28, 12:55 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr |
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